Text written by WikiBrother Gabriel Brandino , from @moshinhell
Death was one of the leading metal bands, and they were the forerunners of the death metal style.
Today we're going to talk about one of the band's anthems, the classic "Pull the Plug".
It was composed by Chuck Schuldiner , vocalist, guitarist, and the great mind behind the band, always with incredible and very heavy compositions.
The song is about a person who is in a hospital bed, probably in a coma or vegetative state, and who is being kept alive by machines.
However, the person in question is fully aware of everything around them.
"Memories are all I have left
as I lie here waiting to die.
Little do they know
that I can hear their conversations."
She just can't communicate, and all she wants is for them to let her die in peace.
Metallica 's song "One" .
“I once had complete control over my life.
Now a machine decides my fate.
End this already, it’s too late […]
Free me from this lonely world
. There is no hope.”
It's a rather sad story, as the song portrays a healthy person, completely sound in their actions, who becomes utterly incapacitated and dependent on a "machine" to survive and seal their fate.
And at the end of the song, the protagonist conveys the following message:
"Being like this is what I fear...
Life ends so quickly, so seize your chance and make it last."
The song title "Pull the Plug" refers to unplugging something, as if pulling the cord and turning off the machine that keeps you alive, because that's not the kind of life Chuck would approve of living.
The protagonist of this song could very well be considered Chuck Schuldiner himself.
That's because in 1999, when he was only 32 years old, he discovered a brain tumor, which was successfully removed.
However, two years later the tumor returned, even more aggressive, requiring emergency surgery, which was refused by the hospital because Chuck's family did not have the money for the surgery.
Chuck then received an experimental drug to help with his therapy, however, his body rejected it.
The musician became very ill and completely debilitated, but still fought against the disease.
However, he ended up contracting severe pneumonia and did not survive, passing away on December 13, 2001, at the age of 34.
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