Buried Alive
Creature Feature Lyrics


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I Forever Dream Within A Dream
Of A Certain City In The Sea
As I Walk The Valley Of Unrest
Behind This Mask Of Crimson Death

I Long For A Loss Of Breath
And A Most Dire Predicament
Murders In The Rue Morgue
Silence And Shadow's What I Adore

I can't Explain just How It Feels
The Thought Of My Premature Burial
Inside This Oblong Box I Lie
With The Hopes I'll Be Buried Alive

The Oval Portrait Upon The Wall
Will Someday Cause This House To Fall
The Power Of Words Left Unsaid
As I Join The Spirits Of The Dead

I Can't Explain Just How It Feels
The Thought Of My Premature Burial
Inside This Oblong Box I Lie
With The Hopes I'll Be Buried Alive

Well, I'm The Man Who's Used Up
Washed Up
Bricked Up

Descent Into Maelstrom
Bedlam
Redrum

Bet The Devil My Head
Misled
Bloodshed

Heart Under The Floorboards
Beats For
Lenore
Nevermore

I can't Explain Just How It Feels
The Thought Of My Premature Burial




Inside This Oblong Box I Lie
With The Hopes I'll Be Buried Alive

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Creature Feature's song "Buried Alive" are heavily influenced by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The first stanza starts with the line "I Forever Dream Within A Dream", which is a reference to one of Poe's most famous works, the poem "A Dream Within a Dream". The next line, "Of A Certain City In The Sea", is a reference to another one of Poe's works, "The City in the Sea". The next line "As I Walk The Valley Of Unrest" refers to Poe's poem "The Valley of Unrest" and "Behind This Mask Of Crimson Death" could be a reference to his short story "The Masque of the Red Death".


The second stanza mentions "Murders In The Rue Morgue", which is the title of one of Poe's detective stories. The line "Silence And Shadow's What I Adore" could be a reference to another one of Poe's poems, "An Acrostic". The chorus of the song expresses the singer's desire to be buried alive, which was a common fear in Poe's time due to medical practices that often mistook people for dead.


The third stanza includes references to many of Poe's works, including "The Oval Portrait", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Black Cat", and "The Tell-Tale Heart". The final chorus repeats the singer's desire to be buried alive.


Overall, the lyrics of "Buried Alive" are a tribute to the Gothic horror and dark romanticism associated with Edgar Allan Poe's works, capturing the fear and fascination with death that were prevalent in his time.


Line by Line Meaning

I Forever Dream Within A Dream
I often have dreams within dreams that take me to a specific city in the sea.


As I Walk The Valley Of Unrest
As I journey through a place of unease and discomfort.


Behind This Mask Of Crimson Death
Beneath this mask that symbolizes death is a hidden identity.


I Long For A Loss Of Breath
I desire a feeling of breathlessness and suffocation.


And A Most Dire Predicament
I crave a situation of great danger and urgency.


Murders In The Rue Morgue
I find fascination in the murder cases that occurred in the Rue Morgue.


Silence And Shadow's What I Adore
I have a preference for quietness and darkness.


The Thought Of My Premature Burial
I am haunted by the idea of being buried alive before my time.


Inside This Oblong Box I Lie
I am confined in a rectangular box.


With The Hopes I'll Be Buried Alive
I secretly hope that I will indeed be buried alive.


The Oval Portrait Upon The Wall
The oval-shaped portrait on the wall.


Will Someday Cause This House To Fall
Will eventually bring down this house.


The Power Of Words Left Unsaid
The impact of unspoken words.


As I Join The Spirits Of The Dead
As I become one of the departed souls.


Well, I'm The Man Who's Used Up
I am a man who has exhausted his potential.


Washed Up
And has lost his former success or status.


Bricked Up
Bound and sealed up with bricks.


Descent Into Maelstrom
A plunge into a powerful whirlpool.


Bedlam
A state of chaos and madness.


Redrum
The word 'murder' spelled backwards.


Bet The Devil My Head
I am willing to risk everything, even my life.


Misled
Having been deceived or led astray.


Bloodshed
The act of killing or wounding violently.


Heart Under The Floorboards
A buried heart underneath the floor planks.


Beats For
Still yearning for and loving.


Lenore
The deceased woman that the singer mourns for.


Nevermore
The word repeated by the raven in Poe's famous poem of the same name.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@emm_4595

Lyrics:
I Forever Dream Within A Dream
Of A Certain City In The Sea
As I Walk The Valley Of Unrest
Behind This Mask Of Crimson Death

I Long For A Loss Of Breath
And A Most Dire Predicament
Murders In The Rue Morgue
Silence And Shadow's What I Adore

I can't Explain just How It Feels
The Thought Of My Premature Burial
Inside This Oblong Box I Lie
With The Hopes I'll Be Buried Alive

The Oval Portrait Upon The Wall
Will Someday Cause This House To Fall
The Power Of Words Left Unsaid
As I Join The Spirits Of The Dead

I Can't Explain Just How It Feels
The Thought Of My Premature Burial
Inside This Oblong Box I Lie
With The Hopes I'll Be Buried Alive

Well, I'm The Man Who's Used Up
Washed Up
Bricked Up

Descent Into Maelstrom
Bedlam
Redrum

Bet The Devil My Head
Misled
Bloodshed

Heart Under The Floorboards
Beats For
Lenore
Nevermore

I can't Explain Just How It Feels
The Thought Of My Premature Burial
Inside This Oblong Box I Lie
With The Hopes I'll Be Buried Alive



All comments from YouTube:

@ApexAurajinHere

This song is composed entirely of Edgar Allan Poe references, I love it.

@jazzybear4107

Ikr? It's amazing!

@regeledium6231

Pretty sure "a dream of a certain city in the sea" is a lovecraft reference.

@Sevvolf

"City in the sea" is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe.

@regeledium6231

@@Sevvolf Thank you, I know some about Poe but didn't know this one.

@anxious_dem0n

Hell yeah, it's awsome -

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@KawaiiGameplays

I wish they had done more performance videos, i like their aesthetic

@batcaaat

same

@argonian9440

Same

@emm_4595

@@argonian9440 its 2021 why are you still here?


Jkjk love creature feature

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