In a Week

I have never known peace Like the damp grass that yields to me I have never known hunger Like these insects that feast on me

A thousand teeth And yours among them, I know Our hungers appeased Our heartbeats becoming slow

The first verse describes the peace felt in death (the grave being the damp grass which allows him to pass) as well as the ravenous ways of the insects which eat the dead corpses. The second verse continues the interpretation of the insects. A thousand teeth biting at the corpses and among them are the teeth of his loved one. This meaning that the teeth are there not also biting him. Their hunger has been vanguised and their heartbeats have failed to continue in death.

We lay here for years or for hours Thrown here or found To freeze or to thaw So long we become the flowers Two corpses we were Two corpses I saw

And they'd find us in a week When the weather gets hot After the insects have made their claim I'd be home with you I'd be home with you

They will lay in the ground as long as time permits until they are given back to the Earth (we become the flowers). Soon however, their rotting flesh will call all the animals, especially in the hot weather due to this being a more welcoming environment for insects and bacteria. In this return to nature, they have found their home and become part of the Earth again, together.

I have never known sleep Like the slumber that creeps to me I have never known color Like this morning reveals to me

The creeping slumber alludes to death overtaking the two characters. In this act of dying, they are enlightened and see new and unimaginable things such as the sunrise in the morning. The death has not only ended their life but brought forth new ones.

And you haven't moved an inch Such that I would not know If you sleep always like this The flesh calmly going cold

This verse refers to the calm, natural part of death. Death is a natural phenomena and the character is realizing that in a way a person dies every night, in sleep, however this death is permanent and alright.

We lay here for years or for hours Your hand in my hand So still and discreet So long we become the flowers We'd feed well the land And worry the sheep

And they'd find us in a week When the cattle show fear After the insects have made their claim After the foxes have known our taste I'd be home with you I'd be home with you

Essentially this chorus is similar to the last one, just adding to the fact that their rotting corpses give back to the land. The sheep refer to the common man who follows others lead before his own. These sheep are afraid of death and becoming part of the Earth, something bigger than their current lives. The cattle also can portray this. The cattle fear, while the bugs and foxes eat, playing into the grander scheme of the earthly residence.

They'd find us in a week (Lay here for years or for hours) When the weather gets hot (So long we become the flowers) They'd find us in a week (Lay here for years or for hours) When the cattle shows fear (So long we become the flowers)

And they'd find us in a week When the buzzards get loud After the insects have made their claim After the foxes have known our taste After the raven has had its say

I'd be home with you I'd be home with you I'd be home with you I'd be home with you I'd be home with you I'd be home with you

Summary: This song shows the inevitability of death as well as assurance that it is not in vain. The body is reclaimed by the Earth and the two loving characters agree/reassure one another that they go through it together both becoming part of the Earth e.i. going home.