Bassist Jeff Walker was inspired to write the lyrics of “Buried Dreams” while reading Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy. The line “all you need is hate” was an intentional reversal of the classic Beatles lyric “all you need is love”. The song was one of three singles from Heartwork, and was sent to...
[Verse]
Welcome, it's a world of hate
Your life of buried dreams
Smothered by the soils of fate
Welcome to a world of pain
Bitterness your only wealth
The sands of time kicked in your face
Rubbed in your face
[Chorus]
When aspirations are squashed
When life's chances are lost
When all hope is gone
When expectations are quashed
When self-esteem is lost
When ambition is mourned
All you need is hate
[Chorus]
When aspirations are squashed
When life's chances are lost
When all hope is gone
When expectations are quashed
When self-esteem is lost
When ambition is mourned
All you need is hate
[Post-Chorus]
In futility, for self-preservation
We all need someone
Someone to hate
[Lead: Steer & Amott]
[Bridge]
Welcome to a world of hate
[Chorus]
When aspirations are squashed
When life's chances are lost
When all hope is gone
When expectations are quashed
When self-esteem is lost
When ambition is mourned
All you need is hate
Buried Dreams was written by Bill Steer & Jeff Walker.
Buried Dreams was produced by Colin Richardson.
Carcass released Buried Dreams on Mon Oct 18 1993.