Lyric discussion by SludgeGarden13 

Cover art for Dead & Bloated lyrics by Stone Temple Pilots

its basically about life and death, and living life to its fullest and overcoming the depression you get from a nihilistic mindset

i am smelling like the rose that somebody gave me on my birthday deathbed: he feels like hes going to die soon or his lifes too short, he already has the smell of death on him. hes also blaming whoever created him, whether its his parents or God, because he feels like they gave him life just so he could die

cause im dead and bloated: like i said...he feels like hes as good as dead

and she says its natural: people tell him the cycle of life and death is natural

i feel ive come of age: he now has a better understanding of things

when she peeks i start to run, you cant swallow what im thinking: he doesnt let anyone know about this nihilistic view of life, he feels like no one will understand it

i am trampled under sole of another mans shoe guess i walked too softly: hes been stepped on all his life, now he has this better understanding of things and hes not gonna walk so softly

i run through the world thinkin bout tomorrow: hes been putting everything off til tomorrow when now he realizes he could die at any moment. time to start living in the present because every moment could be the last

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