Postmortem
Slayer * Track #9 On Reign in Blood
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Album Reign in Blood
Postmortem by Slayer
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Jeff HannemanAbout
“Post-mortem” means “after death” in Latin.
Most commonly, the term refers to a post-mortem examination, or autopsy, conducted on a corpse in order to determine cause of death.
Slayer’s song explores preoccupation with death as a means to a new, transcendent life.
Postmortem Lyrics
[Produced by Rick Rubin]
[Verse 1]
Funeral held for the depression of man
Holds the key to his own death
Entering a tomb of a corpse yet conceived
Tighten the tourniquet around your neck
Sifting away the debris of hated life
Cold touch of death begins to chill your spine
Seeking life beyond your perishment
Repeating words echoing through your mind
[Verse 2]
Chanting lines of blind witchery
To save yourself from extinction
Wanting to die is your reason to live
New life born from the oppressed
Taste your blood as it trickles through the air
Another casualty, beyond the shadows you fall
Losing ground, the fate you feel draws near
Fatality, reality, await the final call
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
My sinful glare at nothing holds thoughts of death behind it
Skeletons in my mind commence tearing at my sanity
Vessels in my brain carrying death until my birth
Come and die with me forever, share insanity
Do you wanna die?!
[Verse 4]
The waves of blood are rushing near, pounding at the walls of lies
Turning off my sanity, reaching back into my mind
Non-rising body from the grave showing new reality
What I am, what I want, I’m only after death
Postmortem Q&A
Who wrote Postmortem's ?
Postmortem was written by Jeff Hanneman.
Who produced Postmortem's ?
Postmortem was produced by Slayer & Rick Rubin.
When did Slayer release Postmortem?
Slayer released Postmortem on Tue Oct 07 1986.