Diamonds at Your Feet
Eternal Retribution: Diamonds at Your Feet
Lyrics
She got to take sick and die one of these days
Expressing a grim prediction that the person referred to will fall seriously ill and eventually pass away.
She got to take sick and die, oh, one of these days
Reiterating the inevitability of the person getting sick and dying, emphasizing the certainty of this fate.
All the medicine I can buy, and all the doctors she can hire
Despite efforts with medicine and doctors, there's a recognition that death is unavoidable for the mentioned individual.
She got to take sick and die one of these days
Repeating the anticipation of the person's illness and death despite attempts to seek medical help.
When she's dead I'm gonna bury her very deep
Discussing preparations for the person's burial, emphasizing a desire to bury them deeply upon their demise.
When she's dead I'm gonna bury her very deep
Reiterating the intention to bury the person deeply once they have passed away.
I'm gonna bury her very deep, rubies and diamonds round her feet
Planning an elaborate burial with precious stones (rubies and diamonds) around the deceased person's feet.
She got to take sick and die one of these days
Re-emphasizing the inevitability of the person's sickness and death despite any preparations made.
I got to take sick and die one of these days
Shifting perspective to the speaker, acknowledging their own mortality and the inevitability of their own demise.
She got to take sick and die, oh, one of these days
Linking the speaker's mortality to the earlier prediction of the person getting sick and dying.
All the medicine she can buy, and all the doctors she can hire
Reflecting on the futility of medical interventions and the inevitability of the speaker's own sickness and death.
She got to take sick and die one of these days
Reiterating the speaker's acknowledgment of their impending sickness and death.
She got to take sick and die one of these days
Repeating the anticipation of the person's illness and death, reinforcing the inevitability of the situation.
She got to take sick and die, oh, one of these days
Emphasizing again the certainty that the person will fall sick and die despite any medical efforts.
All the medicine she can buy, and all the doctors she can hire
Reiterating the theme of medical futility and the certainty of the person's demise.
She got to take sick and die one of these days
Underscoring the inevitability of the person's sickness and death, despite attempts to prevent it.
If it was me and all the power was in my hands
Contemplating what the speaker would do if they had control or power over the situation, introducing a hypothetical scenario.
If it was me and all the power was in my hands
Repeating the hypothetical scenario, suggesting that the speaker would act differently if in control.
If it was me and all the power was laying there child in my hands
Expanding on the hypothetical situation, emphasizing the speaker's power and authority in determining the person's fate.
She wouldn't have to go down to the promised land
Expressing a resolve that if the speaker had control, the person wouldn't have to face death but could remain in the speaker's hands.
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