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Lifeless dead, that unclean bed
Till or when her hunger's fed
How he'd wished that they would wed
"I promise on our love" she said
Promises were never kept
Alone on dirty floor he slept
Yeah, lifeless dead
And although he'd not accept
She was gone and so he wept
Then a demon came to him
"You must know I'm gonna win"
Yeah, lifeless dead
He said, she said
She led him dead
He said we bled
She said not fed
Lifeless Dead, Lifeless Dead
Till or when her hunger's fed
How he'd wished that they would wed
"I promise on our love" she said
Promises were never kept
Alone on dirty floor he slept
Yeah, lifeless dead
And although he'd not accept
She was gone and so he wept
Then a demon came to him
"You must know I'm gonna win"
Yeah, lifeless dead
He said, she said
She led him dead
He said we bled
She said not fed
Lifeless Dead, Lifeless Dead
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Track duration: 04:27
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Part of Layne "died" when he separated from Demri.
I don't know their entire story, but I know enough from the RS interview that they broke up before or around Tripod.
According to the RS article on Layne's death, some insist that he gave up his fight with heroin once Demri died.
Till or when her hunger's fed"
I believe Layne is referring to the fact that Demri and himself would not care enough to clean the bed during times they were going through withdrawal.
"How he'd wished that they would wed
'I promise on our love' she said"
Layne really truly loved Demri, and wanted nothing more than to get married. Demri promised him that they would.
"Promises were never kept
Alone on dirty floor he slept"
Unfortunately Demri and Layne both were struggling with their heavy heroin addiction. They never got married like Demri promised they would. They drifted apart, and Layne is now living alone, sleeping on a dirty floor.
"And although he'd not accept
She was gone and so he wept"
Demri and Layne had drifted apart. Layne didn't want to accept it, and fell into a deep depression.
"Then a demon came to him
'You must know I'm gonna win.' "
I believe the demon he is referring to is his heroin addiction. It has taken over him.
"He said, she said
She led him dead"
I believe Layne is referring to the various arguments and reasons each of them had to part ways, and in a way, Layne feels that the breakup caused him to lose all hope for life, and to continue down a downward spiral with his addictions.
"He said we bled
She said not fed"
I believe this is referring to Layne reminding Demri about all they have been through together, and then referring to the fact that Demri also said she felt those same things, but she never came through on any of their promises and plans.
And to whoever suggested that it's impossible this is about Demri considering she died in '96, this song is not about her death, but about the fact that they had drifted apart and were no longer together at the time. They still remained friends however, and she still remained the love of his life.
That being said it is terrible how ironically prophetic this song is I think the most horrifying line had to be:
Then a demon came to him
"You must know I'm gonna win"
The demon of course being heroin addiction and in the End it did win..... what a amazing song for that reason alone.....
This song really can shoot down anyone's happy day.....
layne, kurt, and shannon left a lot of fans behind.