"Vacant Grave" by Exhumed is a song that delves into the gruesome and macabre themes of desecrating graves and mutilating corpses. It explores the mindset of a disturbed individual who takes pleasure in disturbing the resting places of the dead and inflicting further violence on their remains. The lyrics depict the protagonist's fascination with overturning and smashing headstones, as well as their desire to thrash the corpse. They take joy in hacking and slashing the cold, hard ground and tearing apart coffins, treating them like trash. This imagery emphasizes their disregard for the sanctity of the dead and their goal of bringing the deceased closer to their ultimate doom. The protagonist intends to exhume the corpse, removing it from its resting place. They describe the process of dismembering the body and defiling the dead they despise. They use a pick-axe as a tool for inflicting slaughter within the cemetery. The line about the ink still wet on the obituary suggests that the corpse is fresh, further intensifying the gruesome nature of the acts. The lyrics also describe the mastication of hands and feet, incineration of the body, and decapitation with a shovel. The protagonist mutilates the corpse to such an extreme extent that only twisted fragments of the spine will be found, leaving a hole behind in the grave. Overall, "Vacant Grave" showcases the dark and brutal nature of death and the disturbed mindset of an individual who revels in desecrating and mutilating corpses.
