Stench of the Unburied

Stench of the Unburied
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Album	Goths
Released	May 19, 2017
Length	4:30
Previous Track	"Unicorn Tolerance"
Next Track	"Wear Black"

Stench of the Unburied is the sixth song on the album Goths.

Lyrics[]

Incoherent but functional
Speeding like a dead comet
Purple crushed-velvet waistcoat
Flecked with Maalox and bits of dried vomit
Say what you will for the effort
You can't fault the technique
Still conscious at sunrise
For the third time this week
But when the blue lights flash
I know we're going to crash

And outside it's 92 degrees
And KROQ is playing Siouxsie and the Banshees

Blaupunkt in the dashboard
Cracks in the cylinder block
Heading up the Golden State Freeway
Toward Eagle Rock
Ice chest full of Corona
And Pineapple Crush
It'll take 20 years
For the toxins to flush
And when the sirens wail
I know we're going to jail

And outside it's 92 degrees
And KROQ is playing Siouxsie and the Banshees

Follow the flame to freedom
The flickering lights of armageddon
Find the foot of the ladder way down in the pit
Keep climbing forever
Try to keep the torch lit

And outside it's 92 degrees
And KROQ, the Rock of the 80s, is playing Siouxsie and the Banshees

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]

"This, like so many songs before it, is called 'Stench of the Unburied.' It's not really actually about the stench of the unburied, but I felt the title captured what I meant." -- 2017-11-07 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.

Things Referenced in this Song[]

Blaupunkt is a German audio equipment brand which manufactures car radios.

Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]

Videos of this Song[]

Goths

Track list: "Rain in Soho" • "Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds" • "The Grey King and the Silver Flame Attunement" • "We Do It Different on the West Coast" • "Unicorn Tolerance" • "Stench of the Unburied" • "Wear Black" • "Paid in Cocaine" • "Rage of Travers" • "Shelved" • "For the Portuguese Goth Metal Bands" • "Abandoned Flesh"
Bonus tracks: "For the West Coast Dark Ambient Bedroom Warriors" • "Scaling the Well" • "Vanishing Act" • "Grave Dust"

Stench of the Unburied

Album	Goths
Released	May 19, 2017
Length	4:30
Previous Track	"Unicorn Tolerance"
Next Track	"Wear Black"