Decay
Prong Lyrics


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In A State Of Arrested Decay

The Same Mistake
Determined To Repeat


Cross Section Where Our Lives Meet
Cross Section



Crumbling Foundation Beneath Our Feet

Never To Begin Again
Where Our Lives Meet
Ghosts In Our Houses



Never To Be The Same

In A State Of Arrested Decay
Our Time Slips Away






[Repeat Chorus]
It's Been Decided

Overall Meaning

The song "Decay" by Prong deals with the theme of stagnation and how it could lead to the decay of our lives. In the first verse, the lyrics "The Same Mistake, Determined to Repeat" highlight the idea of how we often find ourselves in a vicious cycle of repeating the same mistakes over and over again, leading to stagnation. The next line "Cross Section Where Our Lives Meet" could be interpreted as the point in our lives where we intersect with others, and we find ourselves stuck in the same decay.


The line "Crumbling Foundation Beneath Our Feet" paints a picture of how our lives could crumble due to our unwillingness to change and evolve. The chorus "Never To Begin Again, Where Our Lives Meet" and "Ghosts In Our Houses, Never To Be The Same" further illustrate the permanence of stagnation and how it could haunt us forever. The lyrics "In A State Of Arrested Decay, Our time Slips Away" drive home the theme of how we could waste our lives if we don't break free from the cycle of stagnation.


Line by Line Meaning

In A State Of Arrested Decay
Stuck in a state of emptiness and decline


The Same Mistake
Making the identical mistake once more


Determined To Repeat
Resolute on repeating the wrong


Cross Section Where Our Lives Meet
The point where our life paths intersect


Cross Section
Intersection


Crumbling Foundation Beneath Our Feet
The unstable base we stand on


Never To Begin Again
No possibility of starting anew


Where Our Lives Meet
At the point where our lives merge


Ghosts In Our Houses
Remnants of the past haunting us


Never To Be The Same
Things will never be as they were before


In A State Of Arrested Decay
Stuck in a state of emptiness and decline


Our Time Slips Away
Time is passing us by


[Repeat Chorus]
Repeating the chorus


It's Been Decided
The decision has already been made




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redghettosun

Best song they ever composed. All the great elements of modern hard rock are here.

Boondoggler

Legendary track!!!

Peter Sun

I used to file these guys with Bleach by Nirvana in my tape collection in the late 80s. This album and bleach were like twin infinities in a sense for me.

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This brings back memories....