Rose Funeral’s first demo, Buried Beneath the Blood, was self-recorded and self-released in March of 2006. The demo was followed quickly by the release of their EP, Crucify.Kill.Rot, in August of 2006. It was enough for them to get picked up by Siege of Amida Records, who re-released Crucify.Kill.Rot in March of 2007.
While promoting their debut album, Crucify. Kill. Rot, they toured and played shows with The Black Dahlia Murder, Unearth, Walls of Jericho, The Red Chord, Animosity, Too Pure to Die, The Faceless, Dead To Fall, As Blood Runs Black, Emmure, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Becoming The Archetype, Dead Man In Reno, For The Fallen Dreams, Diskreet, Last House On The Left, Once Nothing, My Bitter End, Endwell, Year Of Desolation, Nights Like These, In This Moment, The Burning Season, Veil Of Maya, Iscariot and more.
Their numerous regional and national tours helped gained the attention of Metal Blade Records and by early 2008, they had landed a deal. Since then, Rose Funeral has been hard at work continuing to tour across North America as well as writing their Metal Blade debut.
At a concert in February 2010 where they opened for Nile, Immolation, Krisiun, and Dreaming Dead, the band lost some credibility after attacking and kicking out some concertgoers at the front of the crowd that, by playing the popular card game UNO, were protesting that the band should not have been been hired as openers at the last minute. This incident has led many people to mockingly refer to them as UNOcore.
State of Decay
Rose Funeral Lyrics
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Hanging from my hook
Cuts spill out onto this floor
From this life I took
I crave your body
I need your flesh
No one will survie
I don't want to hear your screams
I'll only watch you die
Cutting through your flesh
Blood drips out then pours
Hacking up your body
From this life I took
Kicking and screaming
Begging for her life
I want your body
I crave your flesh
The lyrics to Rose Funeral's song 'State of Decay' paint a gruesome picture of violence and brutality. The opening line 'Blood stains on the walls' sets the tone for the rest of the song by creating a visceral image of gore and violence. The second line 'Hanging from my hook' takes the brutality to another level by suggesting that the victim has been hung from a hook, likely attached to the ceiling.
The following lines 'Cuts spill out onto this floor' and 'From this life I took' indicate that the perpetrator of this violence has taken someone's life and is watching their body bleed out. The next set of lines 'I crave your body, I need your flesh' and 'I want your body, I crave your flesh' suggest that this is a crime of passion, and the perpetrator is consumed with a desire to own and possess the victim's body.
As the song progresses, the music becomes more intense, and the lyrics describe the act of cutting and hacking up the victim's body. The lines 'Kicking and screaming, Begging for her life' create a sense of desperation and hopelessness as the victim tries to fight for her life.
Overall, 'State of Decay' is a song that depicts the darkest aspects of human nature in a brutal, unapologetic manner.
Line by Line Meaning
Blood stains on the walls
There are visible bloodstains on the walls, indicating violent behavior.
Hanging from my hook
A hook is being used for some kind of violent activity.
Cuts spill out onto this floor
There are wounds on someone's body that are bleeding and leaving a mess on the floor.
From this life I took
The artist is responsible for taking someone's life.
I crave your body
The artist has an overwhelming desire for someone's body.
I need your flesh
The singer has a strong need for someone's flesh (which could be interpreted as cannibalism).
In this life of torment
The singer is living in a state of intense suffering.
No one will survive
The artist intends to harm everyone around them and no one will come out unscathed.
I don't want to hear your screams
The artist is indifferent to the pain and suffering of others and doesn't wish to hear their screams.
I'll only watch you die
The artist will take pleasure in witnessing the death of others.
Cutting through your flesh
The singer is using a sharp object to harm someone's body.
Blood drips out then pours
As the harm continues, more and more blood is shed.
Hacking up your body
The singer is cutting and destroying someone's body in a frenzied manner.
Kicking and screaming
The victim is struggling and making noise in an attempt to resist the singer's violence.
Begging for her life
The victim is pleading with the singer to spare their life.
I want your body
The artist has a strong desire for someone's body.
I crave your flesh
The artist has an overwhelming craving for someone's flesh, which may be related to cannibalism.
Contributed by David Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.