The song "Funereality" by Exhumed explores a dark and grotesque vision of a world that has succumbed to death and decay. The lyrics depict a dystopian existence where humanity is no longer thriving, but instead is a rotting, festering corpse. The beginning of the song describes this "Necrotopian vision" of a world deceased, where the morbid feast upon a tumescent carcass. The surface illusion of health is stripped away to reveal the gruesome reality of a decomposing mass where fluids congeal. The chorus suggests that this world lacks truth and beauty, instead showcasing cruelty and an atmosphere of mourning (funereality). It emphasizes the global mass grave that humanity has become, and how ghoulish entities feast upon the atrocities within it. The second verse delves deeper into the miasma of carnage that surrounds the characters. They navigate through a quagmire of human garbage, with the maggots, weevils, and grubs joining them in the graves they have eagerly dug. This imagery points to the idea that death and decay are omnipresent and dominant forces in this world. The chorus repeats, highlighting the lack of beauty and the exponential growth of the mass grave. The rapacious entities feed on the suffering, while the voracious ones bleed, symbolizing the continuous cycle of brutality and consumption. The bridge of the song presents an even bleaker outlook. The fate of humanity is said to be manifest only in autopsies, implying that death and destruction are the only certainties. The world is envisioned as a landscape of monuments and cemeteries, with the air filled with the stench of the crematory. The final chorus reiterates the absence of beauty and the presence of cruelty. The lyrics describe an abattoir of grotesqueries, reinforcing the notion that this world has transformed into a planetary mortuary. The term "funereality" symbolizes the fusion of death and reality, emphasizing the predominant themes of the song. Overall, "Funereality" paints a bleak picture of a world consumed by death and decay. It reflects on the destructive nature of humanity and the consequences it faces when truth and beauty are overshadowed by cruelty and a sense of mourning.
