Miike Snow album cover

Miike Snow – Burial Lyrics

Rock

Misery is all we know lately
Saturdays are all the same
Sympathy is overrated
Like a snapshot when you've lost the game

Now it's all the funeral
I've become a serial
Killer of us both
Now it's all the funeral
I've become a serial
Killer of us both

No, I
Don't want to get thrown in your ocean
Don't try
You know that we already know it
It's over

At your own burial
Don't forget to cry
At your own burial

Licking up my eighty-first birthday
Every day this body goes to waste
Remembering how I would raise an army
When we went back to your place

Now it's all the funeral
I've become a serial
Killer of us both
Now it's all the funeral
I've become a serial
Killer of us both

No, I
Don't want to get thrown in your ocean
Don't try
You know that we already know it
It's over

At your own burial
Don't forget to cry
At your own burial

At your own burial
Don't forget to cry
At your own burial

About This Song

"Burial" is a haunting electro-pop meditation on the slow death of a relationship, where the narrator acknowledges their role as the "serial killer" destroying both partners through toxic patterns. The song explores themes of emotional numbness, self-destruction, and the ritualistic nature of breakups, with lyrics that frame the end of love as both funeral and crime scene. Miike Snow's signature blend of melancholic synths and driving beats creates an atmospheric tension that mirrors the push-and-pull of wanting to end things while fearing the finality. The track stands out for its brutally honest self-awareness and the way it transforms relationship dissolution into something almost ceremonial, making it a standout from their debut album's exploration of modern romantic alienation.

Comments (5)

  • Anonymous
    dont blame me if im completely wrong...ii hear that andrew wyatt used to have a drug addiction. i think this song is about the feeling of guilt i think he&#039s feeling guilty about getting a friend into drugs, and he&#039s trying to get across how bad it makes him feel, thinking that it&#039s his fault. "no i, dont wanna get thrown in your ocean" - i dont want to get involved with drugs any more"don&#039t try, you already know that, it&#039s over" - dont bother, you know that i&#039ve quit"don&#039t forget to cry, at your own burial" - don&#039t forget to feel sorry for yourself when the drugs kill you (as in "it&#039s your fault, i wonnt feel sorry for you")that&#039s what this song means to me...
  • Anonymous
    In one word beautiful! There are always so many meanings in their songs, and that makes it even beter.
  • Anonymous
    Thank you! That's what I feel the lyrics mean as well. Funny the one that comments being a loser as part of us. Why bother to post "loser". The song is beautiful.
  • John Leo Johnston III
    Oh yeah :)
  • Lisa Andréa Palolampi
    yjf