* Current members:
* Erik Rundqvist - bass, vocals
* Tobias Gustafsson - drums
* Peter Östlund - guitar
* Urban Gustafsson - guitar
* Former members:
* Ronnie Olson - vocals, bass
* Bengt Sund - bass
* Ulf Dalegren - guitars
* Thomas Bergqvist - bass
* Jussi Linna - vocals
The Dead Awaken
Vomitory Lyrics
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Legions of the most morbid creatures, they are dead but still alive
Drawn to the smell of pus, open wounds that will never heal
They need to feed, they need the flesh, infected corpses hunger for blood
Fingers boiling from radiation sickness, reach out to desquamate the skin
When the flesh stort to decompose, they revel in their human victims
Their grotesque path of gluttony, a reek of descomposing flesh
Insane by feeding off the dead, they tear the massacred limbs apart
Use their teeth to crush the bone, they need the blood
No end to suffering
They need the blood
Emasculate, debauchery, carnal lust, sadistic pleasure
Lacerate, ravenous, devouring, rancid entrails
Disfigured limbless bodies, ruptured putrid skulls and bowels
Revelations of morbidity, a reek of decomposing flesh
Drained of all internal meat, left to rot in the sun
Conquered by the living dead, they need the blood
No end to suffering
They need the blood
Vomitory's "The Dead Awaken" is a gruesome and horrific song that describes the rise of a legion of the living dead from the fiery pits of hell. These creatures are the leftovers from chemical warfare, and they are drawn to the smell of pus and open wounds that will never heal. The infected corpses hunger for blood, and they need to feed on flesh. The lyrics describe how these creatures revel in their human victims when the flesh starts to decompose, and how they feed off of the dead until there is no end to suffering.
The song describes piles of thousand slaughtered corpses and an endless wall of skin and bone. The creatures tear apart the massacred limbs with their teeth, and they need the blood to survive. The lyrics also speak of the carnal lust and sadistic pleasure that these creatures feel as they emasculate and debauch their victims. The imagery in the song is truly horrifying and paints a picture of a world overrun by the living dead, where there is no escape from the endless cycle of death and suffering.
Line by Line Meaning
From the fiery pits of hell they rise, leftovers from chemical warfare
The undead come from a terrible place and are the result of chemical warfare.
Legions of the most morbid creatures, they are dead but still alive
There are many undead beings that are morbid and still animate despite being dead.
Drawn to the smell of pus, open wounds that will never heal
The undead are attracted to wounds that are infected and will never heal.
They need to feed, they need the flesh, infected corpses hunger for blood
The undead crave flesh and blood to survive.
Fingers boiling from radiation sickness, reach out to desquamate the skin
Undead beings that were affected by radiation sickness have limbs that are boiling and they try and rip off the skin of their victims.
When the flesh starts to decompose, they revel in their human victims
When their victims start to decompose, the undead delight in it.
Piles of thousand slaughtered corpses, an endless wall of skin and bone
There are many corpses that have been killed that create a wall made out of the victims' skin and bone.
Their grotesque path of gluttony, a reek of decomposing flesh
The undead are on a path of destruction and it smells of rotting flesh.
Insane by feeding off the dead, they tear the massacred limbs apart
The undead act crazy when they feed off of the dead and torn-apart limbs.
Use their teeth to crush the bone, they need the blood
They use their teeth to crush the bones in order to get to the blood.
Emasculate, debauchery, carnal lust, sadistic pleasure
The undead commit acts of emasculation, debauchery, and lust for pleasure that is both spiritual and physical.
Lacerate, ravenous, devouring, rancid entrails
The undead rip apart their prey with great intensity, crave and eat a lot, and love the taste of rotten entrails.
Disfigured limbless bodies, ruptured putrid skulls and bowels
The victims' bodies have become disfigured and have lost their limbs, and their skulls and bowels are ruptured and rotten.
Revelations of morbidity, a reek of decomposing flesh
Their actions reveal that they love death and it smells bad because of the decomposing flesh.
Drained of all internal meat, left to rot in the sun
After they have consumed all of their victim's internal meat, they leave it out to rot in the sun.
Conquered by the living dead, they need the blood
The living have been taken over by the undead, and the undead need blood to survive.
No end to suffering
The suffering is endless.
They need the blood
The undead need their victims' blood to survive.
Contributed by Riley O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.