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little maggots, maggots whose parents, parents fed me full
grown and living, inhabiting comfortably my skull
dust to dust and justice is, is for us all and all's for null

may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you

waving in the distance, waving (ha ha ha)
waving in the minutes, waning (ha ha ha)
waiting for this to make sense, waiting
stop waving back, I'm drowning

may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you, you

little maggots, maggots whose parents, parents fed me full
grown and living, inhabiting comfortably my skull
dust to dust and justice is, is for us all and all's for...
nothing, fucking zero

may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you

waving in the distance, waving (hey, I'm drowning)
waving in the minutes, waning (hey, I'm drowning)
waiting for this to make sense, waiting
stop waving back, I'm drowning

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mystizo9 On Jul 02, 2006

Chain Me Free

Sick Little Suicide

Scratched Out (Track 11)

Salty Eyes

Eryn Smith

little maggots, maggots whose parents, parents fed me full
grown and living, inhabiting comfortably my skull
dust to dust and justice is, is for us all and all's for null

may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you

waving in the distance, waving (ha ha ha)
waving in the minutes, waning (ha ha ha)
waiting for this to make sense, waiting
stop waving back, I'm drowning

may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you, you

little maggots, maggots whose parents, parents fed me full
grown and living, inhabiting comfortably my skull
dust to dust and justice is, is for us all and all's for...
nothing, fucking zero

may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you
may your organs fail before your dreams fail you

waving in the distance, waving (hey, I'm drowning)
waving in the minutes, waning (hey, I'm drowning)
waiting for this to make sense, waiting
stop waving back, I'm drowning

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by the_spaceman_can

20y ago

The first song revealed from the new album!!!! Yay!!!! I can hardly wait for the rest!

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by mystizo9

20y ago

this song is way awesome.

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by big999ben

20y ago

absolutly sick song also ot the first realesed shoot me in the smile was on punk o rama ten as opposed to little maggots on Unsound best part is for sure waving in the distance stop waving back im drowning i use the may your organs fail before your dreams fail you as a good bye/good luck type of thing incredible lyrics

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by MercyxLou

19y ago

The songs on Decomposer..are more catchy then the ones on E.Von Dahl Killed the Locals

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by sampintoknowsitall

19y ago

i think they should make Hallmark graduation cards that say "may your organs fail before you dreams fail you".

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by yallRstupid

19y ago

i love the part "nothing, fucking zero" just the way he whispers it, so funny what the hell, i love the entire song

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by makeshift

19y ago

The waving not drowning part is from a poem by Stevie Smith.

Not Waving But Drowning
by Stevie Smith

    Nobody heard him, the dead man,
    But still he lay moaning:
    I was much further out than you thought
    And not waving but drowning.

    Poor chap, he always loved larking
    And now he's dead
    It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
    They said.

    Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
    (Still the dead one lay moaning)
    I was much too far out all my life
    And not waving but drowning.

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by dag_102

19y ago

May your organs must be one of the BEST lines out there... I just hope they were the ones that came up with it.. Amazing song, I love the arrangements.

But seriously, May your organs fail before your dreams fail you . Awesome.

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by catliketheif

19y ago

yeah "may your organs fail before your dreams fail you" is a great line. very creative. its just a very awkward and kinda gross way to say "may all your dreams come true".

this song kinda confuses me.... it has a pessimistic tone but in the chorus, it kinda sounds optomistic and hopeful. is he being sarcastic about the organs line? any thoughts?

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by peewee333

18y ago

"may your organs fail before your dreams fail you"

I love this line it's one the most amazing lines, I've ever heard in a song. like it's better to die than watch all your dreams fail.

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