Lynch has produced eight albums:
Live At XM Studios (Live concert available only on the XM Comedy channel, no CD release planned)
The Craig Machine
Live at the El Rey (DVD)
Superhero
A Little Bit Special
Half A Man (Lynch's original demo tape; currently out of print)
3 Balloons
Lion
And one Broadway cast album:
The Wedding Singer, Original Broadway Cast Recording
A Month Dead
Stephen Lynch Lyrics
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She's the kind of girl I'd like to wed
Nevermind the fact that she's dead
It turns me on
It turns me on
Sure, she's a little cold to the touch
But that doesn't bother me much
A lovely job
A lovely job
She's a month dead and she's starting to smell
But if loving a corpse is a sin, I'll see you in hell
And now, I got her propped up in a chair
She's losing her skin and her hair
And I'm wishing she wouldn't stare
So much at me
So much at me
Yeah, Rigor mortis is taking its toll
And her body is as stiff as a pole
But I'll never put her back in the hole
I dug her from
I dug her from
She's a month dead and she's starting to smell
But if loving a corpse is a sin, I'll see you in hell
The lyrics of Stephen Lynch's song "A Month Dead" are shocking and controversial, as they describe the singer's romantic and sexual desire for a dead woman. The song tells the story of a man who lies next to a dead woman in bed and finds her attractive, despite the fact that she has been embalmed and is starting to decay. The man describes the physical aspects of his attraction, such as the woman's cold touch and how the embalmer did a "lovely job" on her body. He also mentions propping her up in a chair and feeling uncomfortable with her gaze as her body stiffens from rigor mortis.
While the song's subject matter is morbid and disturbing, it serves as a satirical commentary on society's fascination with death and taboo topics. Rather than glorifying necrophilia, the song ridicules it by portraying the singer as a deluded and socially inept individual. The song's dark humor and confrontation of taboo topics make it a controversial work of art that sparks discussion and reflection.
In conclusion, Stephen Lynch's "A Month Dead" is a provocative song that explores taboo topics and society's morbid fascination with death. The lyrics describe a man's attraction to a dead woman, but the song's comedic approach and satire serve to highlight the absurdity and taboo nature of such desires.
Line by Line Meaning
I lie next to her in the bed
I am lying next to a dead girl whom I fantasize marrying.
She's the kind of girl I'd like to wed
The girl is someone I imagine marrying if she was alive.
Nevermind the fact that she's dead
Her death doesn't deter me.
It turns me on
My attraction to the dead girl sexually arouses me.
Sure, she's a little cold to the touch
The dead body being cold to the touch doesn't bother me too much.
But that doesn't bother me much
The corpse's coldness isn't too much of a problem for me.
Because the embalmer did such
I appreciate the job the embalmer did on her.
A lovely job
I am impressed with the job the embalmer did with the corpse.
She's a month dead and she's starting to smell
It has been a month since she died and her body is starting to decompose causing a smell.
But if loving a corpse is a sin, I'll see you in hell
Even if it's a sin to love a corpse, I don't care.
And now, I got her propped up in a chair
I have her sitting in a chair, and I am interacting with her.
She's losing her skin and her hair
Her decomposed body is losing her skin and hair.
And I'm wishing she wouldn't stare
I am uncomfortable with how her eyes stare at me.
So much at me
She's fixatedly looking at me.
Yeah, Rigor mortis is taking its toll
The dead body is rigid due to rigor mortis setting in.
And her body is as stiff as a pole
Her body became immobilized and rigid from rigor mortis.
But I'll never put her back in the hole
I won't put the corpse back in where it was dug from.
I dug her from
I retrieved the corpse from her grave.
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