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The Busters are a german ska band from Wiesloch, Baden-Württemberg. They've recorded 14 albums./*
Busters (버스터즈), also known as Power Busters (파워버스터즈) or Busters β (버스터즈) was a south korean girl group formed by JTG Entertainment and Marbling E&M Inc. in 2017. Their debut song was 내꿈꿔.
Waking the Dead
The Busters Lyrics
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everybody there is sleeping nice and peacefully
on the tombstones you can read, who's burried down below
hope is the most common name, you'll never find sorrow
energy got strangled and each one of her kids
love was shot six times in her heart
vision was playing tricks
she thought the walls were made of air
with a fairground behind
i feel like waking the dead
dating my head
not fainting in bed
taking the lead
right out of my back
and painting it red
i feel like waking the dead
dating my head
not fainting in bed
i taking the lead
right out of my back
and painting it red
brightness first got blinded, but then she saw the light
she realized that any brightness can only be found inside
fun was quite resistant, but skinny in the end
they let her starve eating potatoe-chips
and listening to bad bands
i feel like waking the dead
dating my head
not fainting in bed (waking the dead)
taking the lead
right out of my back
and painting it red
i feel like waking the dead
dating my head
not fainting in bed (waking the dead)
i taking the lead
right out of my back
and painting it red
i feel like waking the dead
dating my head
not fainting in bed (waking the dead)
i taking the lead
right out of my back
and painting it red
i feel like waking the dead
dating my head
not fainting in bed (waking the dead)
taking the lead
right out of my back
and painting it red
i feel like waking the dead
waking the dead
waking the dead (waking the dead)
i feel like waking the dead
waking the dead
waking the dead (waking the dead)
i feel like waking the dead
waking the dead
waking the dead (waking the dead)
i feel like waking the dead
waking the dead
waking the dead (waking the dead)
The Busters’ “Waking the Dead” has deep poetic lyrics that mainly deal with loss, grief, and acceptance. It’s a musical portrayal of the human emotions tied to death, as it takes the listener on a journey through a graveyard where every individual buried below is sleeping peacefully. The scene is somewhat melancholic, yet intriguing, as the artist sings about the tombstones where one can read the name of the deceased individuals, mostly Hope. The lyrics hint at the fading of hope and the essence of existentialism where death is inevitable, and everyone has to face the end. This theme is revisited through the description of other people's lives like “Vision” and “Love”, and how their lives were cut short.
The chorus of the song perhaps gives us an ironic twist to the lyrical arrangement as it transitions from the gloomy graveyard scene to a more energetic and active setting. As the artist says, "i feel like waking the dead, not fainting in bed, taking the lead, right out of my back, and painting it red". These lines seem to signify that we only have a finite amount of time on this earth, and we should make the most of it by being alive and active, even if it means "waking the dead". It is a reminder that everyone will one day be in the same state as those in the graveyard, and we must live life fully.
Line by Line Meaning
let's go to the graveyard, that's the place to be
The singer suggests going to the graveyard as a favored location
everybody there is sleeping nice and peacefully
The singer points out the peacefulness of the graveyard, where everyone is at rest
on the tombstones you can read, who's burried down below
The singer notes the identification of those buried on tombstones
hope is the most common name, you'll never find sorrow
The artist suggests that most people buried here have a name like 'hope', and that there is no sorrow attributed to the dead
energy got strangled and each one of her kids
The artist refers to 'energy' and her children, likely as a metaphor for creative or productive energy being stifled
love was shot six times in her heart
The singer comments on the death of 'love', using violent imagery to represent emotional pain
vision was playing tricks
The singer notes that 'vision' was unreliable
vision died in prison, because she lost her mind
The artist suggests that 'vision' was unable to cope with the realities of prison and suffered mental breakdown
she thought the walls were made of air
with a fairground behind
The artist describes 'vision's delusions, where she thought she was surrounded by open space and a carnival
brightness first got blinded, but then she saw the light
The artist refers to 'brightness' as initially being obscured but eventually enlightened
she realized that any brightness can only be found inside
The singer suggests that 'brightness' had a realization that inner peace and happiness is the key to true brightness
fun was quite resistant, but skinny in the end
The artist refers to 'fun' as putting up a fight, but ultimately succumbing to starvation
they let her starve eating potatoe-chips
and listening to bad bands
The singer describes 'fun's demise as fueled by unhealthy habits and music
i feel like waking the dead
dating my head
not fainting in bed
The singer expresses a desire to shake things up and not become complacent, specifically avoiding inaction and boredom
taking the lead
right out of my back
and painting it red
The singer implies a sense of taking control, perhaps through force or motivation
waking the dead
The repeated phrase represents the artist's desire to enliven stagnant situations
Contributed by Alex H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.