Lyrics · 2026-11-06
Great Hunger
Written by Kimmo Ihanus.
The background is on the folklore page.
Snow came early, eighteen-sixty-six Cellar empty, prayin' to a crucifix Bark in the bread, pine flour in the mix Crow on the rooftop pickin' at my politics Frost in the floorboard, wolf at the door Father in the woods, ain't comin' back no more Garden growin' graves where the rye used to grow Hunger got a tongue, lickin' at my cerebro Great hunger, great hunger Eat the rot, eat the worm, eat your younger Great hunger, great hunger When it takes you, you don't even wonder Ribs like a xylophone, play me a hymn Two hundred thousand sleepin' in the dim Priest said pray — God went out for a swim Mother stitchin' shut the mouth of my twin Ate my brother, ate my belief Ate the holy book, ate the holy teeth Worm in the soil ate me underneath Now I'm the guest at every famine, every grief Great hunger, great hunger Eat the rot, eat the worm, eat your younger Great hunger, great hunger When it takes you, you don't even wonder