Bury Me
The Brotherhood Of Dae Han Lyrics

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Eyes wide-awake
Finding friends in the silhouettes
That invade the light
Choke on the words
In the script that the martyrs wrote
It's another rewrite

This melodramatic life

The question breeds silence
The fear will take its place
Acceptance feeds fires
Water has lost its face

Our minds are lost in space
Bury me, bury me
So, bury me, bury me six feet under
I'm standing 10 feet tall
So, bury me, bury me
I'm not the smoking gun

Digging deeper
It's our actions that are our own
Suffocation—the record plays
The needle wears away

I've lost my voice from screaming on the inside
Conscience hoarse, from decisions on the outside
I'm falling away from all that I know...
And I am alone again, alone

So, bury me, bury me, six feet under
I'm standing 10 feet tall
So, bury me, bury me
I'm not the smoking gun

Digging deeper
It's our actions that are our own

Suffocation—the record plays
The needle wears away

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Bury Me" by The Brotherhood Of Dae Han speak about feeling lost and alone in a world where actions speak louder than words. The singer is awakened with wide eyes, searching for friends in the shadows that invade the light. However, they find themselves choking on the words of the script that the martyrs wrote. They feel trapped in this melodramatic life, where silence breeds questions and fear takes hold. They long for acceptance, but it only seems to feed the fires inside them. Even water has lost its face and become something unrecognizable.

The singer's mind is lost in space, feeling adrift and directionless. They speak of being buried six feet under but standing ten feet tall, which could be interpreted as feeling overwhelmed by outside pressures but also feeling a sense of strength within themselves. They don't want to be seen as a smoking gun, implying that they don't want to be blamed for anything they feel they didn't do or be manipulated into doing something they don't believe in.

As the song progresses, the singer speaks about digging deeper and realizing that their actions are their own. They feel suffocated, with the record playing and the needle wearing away. They acknowledge losing their voice from screaming on the inside and becoming hoarse from decisions on the outside. Ultimately, they feel themselves falling away from all they know and being alone once again.

Line by Line Meaning

Eyes wide-awake
I am fully alert and aware

Finding friends in the silhouettes
I am seeing shapes in the darkness and feel comfort in them

That invade the light
These shapes are coming into the light and revealing themselves

Choke on the words
I am struggling to speak my mind

In the script that the martyrs wrote
I am trying to follow the path of those who died for their beliefs

It's another rewrite
But the rules keep changing and I am lost

This melodramatic life
My life is like a play with too much drama

The question breeds silence
I am too afraid to ask the important questions

The fear will take its place
My fear is consuming me

Acceptance feeds fires
My complacency is causing more problems

Water has lost its face
Even the clear things in life are now murky