The song is about a murderer in hiding, living in society. The murderer killed long ago, but the lives he took haunt him in his dreams, and he returns to the site he buried those he killed.
[Verse 1]
Deep in your mind there is another side
A morbid truth one that cannot hide
Unimaginable gore was your past time high
To hear people scream, to watch them die
[Pre-Chorus]
Return back to the burial site
Face your dreams upon this night
Severed limbs not far away
Spirit past you now obey
[Chorus]
Images of the forgotten past
Your first life revealed at last
Now you'll find to your surprise
All the corpses you left behind
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
A place you feel you've been to before
Where life would turn right into gore
You dig deep down through the years of decay
The truth is revealed, you found your way
[Pre-Chorus]
Return back to the burial site
Face your dreams upon this night
Severed limbs not far away
Spirit past you now obey
[Chorus]
Images of the forgotten past
Your first life revealed at last
Now you'll find to your surprise
All the corpses you left behind
Forgotten Past was written by Chuck Schuldiner & Rick Rozz.
Forgotten Past was produced by Dan Johnson.
Death released Forgotten Past on Fri Aug 12 1988.