Everyday Life
The Old Dead Tree Lyrics


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Wake up
A new day has come
Bringing new fears
It's tme to face the crowd
Outside the sky is wearing grey
The clothes are worn
Colours faded away
I wish I could stay stending
I wish I could stay strong
But I can't stand on my own
Everyday life, everyday death
A strenght forever gone
(The) outside world reveals my distress
Dead man walking the streets
Doing a senseless job the live
Perpetual motion of fears
Buried alive: everyday life
Those feeling of confinement
Bring me down
Six feet underground




Help me
Because I can't stand upright today

Overall Meaning

The Old Dead Tree's song "Everyday Life" is a poignant take on the struggles that one faces in life. The lyrics talk about how every day, one has to face new fears and put up with the monotony of everyday life. The song emphasizes the hopelessness that one feels when faced with what seems like an unending cycle of fear and drudgery.


The song contrasts the dullness of everyday life with the vividness of the world outside. The sky is grey, the clothes are worn, and the colors have faded away. The singer is stuck doing a senseless job, walking the streets like a dead man. The outside world is a reminder of his distress, and it seems that he is just six feet underground.


The Old Dead Tree successfully conveys their message through the lyrics, and the song resonates with anyone who has ever felt stuck in a rut or overwhelmed by the mundanity of life. "Everyday Life" is a call for help, a plea for someone to pull the singer out of the depths of despair.


Line by Line Meaning

Wake up
Open your eyes and become conscious


A new day has come
A new period of time has begun


Bringing new fears
It has come with something to be scared of


It's time to face the crowd
It's time to confront the many people in front of you


Outside the sky is wearing grey
The outside climate is dull and uneventful


The clothes are worn
The clothes are old and deteriorating


Colours faded away
All the vibrant hues have disappeared


I wish I could stay standing
I desire to remain stable and secure


I wish I could stay strong
I wish to sustain my emotional and mental resilience


But I can't stand on my own
I am unable to support myself


Everyday life, everyday death
The daily grind feels like a slow and enduring demise


A strength forever gone
A force within that used to exist, yet is no longer present


(The) outside world reveals my distress
All outside circumstances expose my internal pain and anguish


Dead man walking the streets
I am so emotionally defeated that one could consider me already deceased


Doing a senseless job to live
Performing a task with no clear purpose in order to survive financially


Perpetual motion of fears
A constant and unending rotation of apprehension


Buried alive: everyday life
Existing as though perpetually entombed


Those feelings of confinement
Being emotionally and mentally trapped


Bring me down
Pulls me to a lower emotional state


Six feet underground
Metaphorically buried in a grave, far beneath the surface


Help me
Rescue me from my own pain and suffering


Because I can't stand upright today
I am incapable of standing strong and steadfast today




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