Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: industrial
Song Meaning of “(Mindless) Dead Things” by Scum of the Earth
‘(Mindless) Dead Things’ by Scum of the Earth is a melancholy exploration of the idea that many of life’s decisions are made without much thought or reflection. The narrator laments their mindless choices on display in their life and the world around them, the helpless feeling that society has evolved into a series of motion-less objects in a state of stasis. Everyday is the same, thoughtless and void of meaning and passion.
The narrator longs for something more, a moment of awareness that will bring meaning and life to the ‘dead things’ they have become. Against a backdrop of sadness and introspection, the narrator continues to move forward, searching for the spark that will break the monotony but never managing to find it. All around them is a sense of nothingness, another day lived the same as the one before.
By the end of the song, the narrator has resigned themselves to the reality of life’s entropic nature. While they can still engage with the ‘dead things’ that exist, they can no longer imagine a way out. The world is relentless, the day will end but the night will not bring any relief from the constant state of inertia.