A music video for the song was produced and can be found on the VHS release Third World Chaos, which itself was released on DVD as part of Chaos DVD. The video features footage of the band performing in the wilderness accompanied by imagery from the album,
At this stage in their career the band had recorded little material to be used as B-sides, which is why the Arise singles are so similar. It is interesting to note that this single and the next, Under Siege (Regnum Irae) have the exact same artwork (a detail of the Arise album cover artwork by Michael Whelan) and B-sides.
Dead Embryonic Cells
Sepultura Lyrics
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I didn't ask to be born
Sadness, sorrow
Everything so alone
Laboratory sickness
Infects humanity
No hope for cure
A world full of shit coming down
Tribal violence everywhere
Life in the age of terrorism
We spit in your other face
War of races
World without intelligence
A place consumed by time
End of it all
We're born
With pain
No more
We're dead
Embryonic cells
Corrosion inside, we feel
Condemned future, we see
Emptiness calls, we hear
Final premonition, the truth
Land of anger
I didn't ask to be born
Sadness, sorrow
Everything so alone
Laboratory sickness
Infects humanity
No hope for cure
Die by technology
We're born with pain
Suffer remains
We're born with pain
Suffer remains
We're dead
"Dead Embryonic Cells" by Sepultura is a powerful song that expresses the band's deep concerns about the state of the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The lyrics describe a world that is full of anger, sadness, and sorrow. The band members feel as though they have been born into this world without asking for it, and they are surrounded by sickness and hopelessness. The lyrics suggest that humanity is infected by laboratory sickness, and that there is no hope for a cure. People are dying as a result of technology, and they are living in an age of terrorism.
The song goes on to describe a world that is consumed by tribal violence, where races are at war with each other, and where there is no place for intelligence. The world is slowly being consumed by time, and the end is near. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "We're born with pain, no more, we're dead embryonic cells." This suggests that the band feels as though they are stuck in a cycle of pain and suffering that will never end, and that they are already dead inside.
Overall, "Dead Embryonic Cells" is a deeply introspective and pessimistic song that touches on a number of relevant global issues. It is a reminder that we must all do our part to try and make the world a better place, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
Line by Line Meaning
Land of anger
The world is filled with anger
I didn't ask to be born
The singer didn't choose to be brought to life
Sadness, sorrow
Emotions of sadness and sorrow are present
Everything so alone
The feeling of solitude is pervasive
Laboratory sickness
Infectious diseases originating from laboratories
Infects humanity
Humanity is affected by these diseases
No hope for cure
There's no possible cure for these diseases
Die by technology
Technology is responsible for causing death
A world full of shit coming down
The artist sees the world as descending into chaos
Tribal violence everywhere
Violence based on tribalism is present globally
Life in the age of terrorism
Terrorism is a part of contemporary life
We spit in your other face
The artist feels a sense of rebellion and defiance
War of races
Racial conflicts and wars are ongoing
World without intelligence
The world seems ignorant and unenlightened
A place consumed by time
The world is deteriorating over time
End of it all
The artist sees a universal end coming
We're born
We come into existence
With pain
From the moment of our existence, we experience pain
No more
There is an end to everything
We're dead
We all inevitably die
Embryonic cells
The idea that humans are cells, with their lives predetermined
Corrosion inside, we feel
There is a rot within everyone
Condemned future, we see
The future is hopeless and powerless
Emptiness calls, we hear
There is a sense of emptiness that is pervasive
Final premonition, the truth
The idea that things are inevitably headed towards a doomed ending
Suffer remains
The idea that no matter what happens, humans will endure suffering
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDREAS RUDOLF KISSER, IGOR CAVALERA, MASSIMILIANO A. CAVALERA, PAULO XISTO JR. PINTO
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@elgojira
3:17 one of the first and most epic breakdowns in metal history.
@jjsuperficial6000
indeed.
@avantjeef
They really did the breakdown justice. It's in my top 3 but inferior to the god of all breakdowns, Domination by Pantera
@hardinewafiq3021
I can smell eye of beholder a bit.. Just my own feeling..
@murderousintents6474
One of my favorite breakdowns too.
1. Pantera - domination
2. Sepultura - dead embryonic cells
3. Death - bite the pain
@Cthulhu_Awaken
@@avantjeef "they really did the breakdown justice "
Lol what a pun, considering I find this album to be very reminiscent of AJFA!
@ccsmooth55
Sepultura are absolute masters at changing tempo and harmony in a song and make the transitions so smooth. Its incredible.
@okiaryono709
absolutely right
@christoph7395
It is modal music. The harmony is kept within the ... key signature of...
@christoph7395
Andreas was one of the few innovators of thrash that I encountered. How is he? Hello again.