Six Feet Under
Betrayed and Buried: Unveiling the Sinister Tale in King Diamond's Six Feet Under
Lyrics
My family just couldn't wait, I should have seen it coming
Anticipation of a negative event; the speaker regrets not foreseeing it
What a nice CONSPIRACY, what a nice surprise
Reference to a planned and secretive plot against the speaker
But now it's all too late
Realization of the irreversibility of the situation
I am six feet under, It's so very hard to breath
The speaker is deceased and struggling in a confined space
My family, they put me here in a coffin made of glass
Family members are responsible for placing the speaker in a transparent coffin
So I can see them in their glory or they can see me in my misery
The purpose of the glass coffin: to witness each other's contrasting states
They're standing all around my grave
Family members surround the speaker's grave
Six feet under, I'm in a coffin made of glass
Reiteration of the challenging situation inside the glass coffin
Six feet under, It's so very hard to breath
Emphasis on the difficulty of breathing in the confined space
Six feet under, I'm in a coffin made of glass
Reiteration of the speaker's entrapment
Six feet under, It's so very hard to breath
Re-emphasis on the struggle to breathe
My hands are turning blue
Description of physical changes; hands turning blue
While my nails are turning to Red
Further physical changes; nails turning red, indicating distress or injury
Looking up into faces of greed
Observing the faces of family members above, characterized by greed
I'm sweating cold and white with fear
The speaker is overwhelmed with fear, experiencing physical symptoms
Sinister smiles upon their lips
Familial betrayal depicted by sinister smiles
One of them is waving me goodbye
One family member bids farewell in a seemingly mocking manner
I am six feet under, It's so very hard to breath
Reiteration of the difficulty in breathing in the confined space
My lovely sister is laughing at me, I cannot hear but I can see
The speaker's sister is amused, but the speaker can only witness, not hear
Now she is kicking soil into my face
The sister adds insult by kicking soil into the speaker's face
I swear I will return to haunt her
Despite the current predicament, the speaker vows to return for revenge
Six feet under, I'm in a coffin made of glass
Reiteration of the speaker's confinement in the glass coffin
Six feet under, It's so very hard to breath
Emphasis on the ongoing struggle to breathe
My hands are turning blue
Physical changes persist; hands turning blue
While my nails are turning to Red
Continued distress; nails turning red
Comment