I have been attempting to translate a song to improve my Japanese, but I came
across a phrase that has me very confused. The phrase is 「腐っていく」。 It seems to
be some sort of sexual pun?

Any help with understanding this phrase would be much appreciated. If you
could go in-depth with your explanation, that would be even more appreciated!
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Meaning of 腐っていく
腐{くさ}っていく literally means _to go rotten_. いく literally means _to go_ , but in
sexual contexts, it means _to come_ , i.e. _to orgasm_. The meaning of the
whole phrase as a possible pun would depend much on the greater context in
which it is used (which, at this time of writing, has not yet been supplied).
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In Japanese, people can metaphorically 腐る ( _lit._ go rotten) in several ways:

  * feel meaningless; waste time/energy; be depressed

> 部屋の中で一人腐っている  
>  spend time doing nothing, alone in my room
>
> ひどく叱られて腐ってしまう  
>  be depressed after being rebuked badly

  * corrupt; commit bribing, peculation, etc.

> 腐った政治家  
>  corrupt politician

  * become a fan of male-male romance manga/anime (yaoi)

> 友人の影響で完全に腐ってしまった  
>  I'm completely addicted to _yaoi_ thanks to my friends
>
> 腐った本  
>  a _yaoi_ book

The first two meanings are rather straightforward and don't require further
explanation, I guess. The third one is a slangy expression used among otaku
people. See the following articles:

Yaoi Fandom # Fujoshi in English Wikipedia  
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoi_fandom#Fujoshi>

腐女子【ふじょし】 in Niconico daihyakka  
<http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E8%85%90%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90>
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