This song is a joke about himself. In reflection Kyle realized he had written so much about mortality (In Typhoon), he had to make fun of it. This song is his attempt at that.
I awoke inside a coffin
Being lowered into the ground
On a clear winter morning
There were mourners gathered 'round
I could see them though the lid was closed
I couldn't tell you how
A couple unexpected lovers
In a less-than-hoped-for turnout
As a stranger read my eulogy aloud
He suffered long, he's finally gone
If one thing must be said...
But he left the sentence hanging
I was done with being dead
I leapt up from the casket
Looking like Dracula's Revenge
It came off pretty gauche I guess
But what's a joke between your friends?
I said I'm feeling so much better now
I want to thank you all for coming out
Though premature, it truly means the world
Then I started laughing, they started leaving
And in that moment I believed in
Karma, and in my mouth the mantra formed
It will come back eventually
It will come back, come back, eventually
You will be reborn
Poor Bastard was written by Kyle Morton.
Poor Bastard was produced by Kyle Morton.
Kyle Morton released Poor Bastard on Tue Sep 20 2016.