Tomorrow's Victim
Six Feet Under Lyrics


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Premonition, I dreamt of horror
Knowledge of the future
I've broken through the barrier

Transcend beyond my body
The spirits call me
These nightmares are reality
Reflections - of another life
Reflections - in my eyes

Visions, victims
I've seen each death
Murder, torture
I know the next - dead

Through shadows of the night
Reaching for the light
I've seen them die
When I close my eyes

Reflections - of another life
Reflections - in my eyes

I've seen the dead
Tomorrow's victim
I've told of places I've seen
But have never seen

Terror, fear
As each life ends




Horror, dread
I've seen the next - dead

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Six Feet Under's song "Tomorrow's Victim" depict a person who is experiencing vivid and terrifying premonitions about future deaths. The lyricist speaks about having a premonition and dreaming about horrors that are yet to come to pass. He seems to have access to knowledge of the future that has allowed him to transcend beyond his body and interact with the spirits of the deceased. The nightmares that he is experiencing are becoming a reality, and he is powerless to prevent the deaths that he sees in his visions. The torment that he experiences haunts him even during his waking hours, and he can see the reflections of the other life that he is tapped into in his own eyes.


The chorus of the song speaks about the visions of the victims that the singer of the lyrics has witnessed. He has seen every death, and he knows the details of every murder and torture that is yet to come. Through the shadows of the night, and in his waking hours, he can see these individuals die when he closes his eyes. The lyricist is tormented by the visions that he is experiencing and can almost feel the terror, fear, horror, and dread that the victims of his nightmares feel as they meet their end.


Overall, the lyrics of "Tomorrow's Victim" seem to speak to the human fascination with death and dying. The song explores the fear and powerlessness that humans experience when faced with their own mortality, and the morbid curiosity that many people share about the ways in which others will meet their demise.


Line by Line Meaning

Premonition, I dreamt of horror
I had a vision of something terrible happening in my dream


Knowledge of the future
I know what will happen in the future


I've broken through the barrier
I've transcended beyond my physical self


Transcend beyond my body
I've gone beyond the limits of my physical body


The spirits call me
I hear the spirits speaking to me


These nightmares are reality
The dream I had is becoming true


Reflections - of another life
Memories of a previous existence


Reflections - in my eyes
I can see the reflection of my memories in my eyes


Visions, victims
I see visions of people who will become victims


I've seen each death
I witness every death


Murder, torture
Acts of violence that will happen


I know the next - dead
I know who will be the next to die


Through shadows of the night
In the darkness, I see things most people can't


Reaching for the light
Trying to escape from the darkness


I've seen them die
I've seen people's lives end


When I close my eyes
I can still see what I've seen with my own eyes


I've seen the dead
I've witnessed the spirit of those who have already passed away


Tomorrow's victim
The person who will die next


I've told of places I've seen
I've shared with others what I've seen


But have never seen
Even though I've never physically been in those places


Terror, fear
The terrible feeling when a life is about to end


As each life ends
Every person's life that ends is tragic


Horror, dread
The feeling of horror and gloom when death is near


I've seen the next - dead
I know who will be the next one to die




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRIS BARNES, ALLEN WEST

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SlayerJ 77k

Off one of the best albums of all time.

Josué Banega

Best death metal album ever.

Francis Cronin

Absolutely agreed. I can totally get down with some frantic high speed Cannibal Corpse intensity but to me this is the stuff that Rings deepest and truest and most elegant over the long Arc of time. I'm deep in the process of writing my next album into bringing in as much of this into the world of acoustic roots music as I can. I don't really understand how there isn't an entire generation of death metal bands basing their entire sound on this album. It seems like most of the bloodline followed to the other Branch, the double bass post-hardcore flip-out thing. To me, this album is an archetypal standard for slow power metal, a continuation of what Black Sabbath started. There is a confident and relaxed Elegance to songs like this, where the band is in no rush whatsoever and doesn't seem to have anything to prove. When he gets into these lyrics, he takes me on a journey that is much deeper and more peaceful than the superficial hack and stab flip-out experience that you get from Modern Cannibal Corpse and the bands they have influenced. I love the album Vile very much, more than any other George album...but God, if there were some way to preserve the best of what Chris did with the Created To Kill demo with the best of what George did on that album and somehow combine that with this album, well, that would be the undisputed Michael Jordan of death metal

ecfearfactory86

One of my favs off the album

Francis Cronin

Absolutely. The intro and chorus riffs are so relaxed and epic. It makes me want to gallop along a mountain ridge in the winter atop a black horse

Francis Cronin

To me this song is the quintessential alternative to the frantic Cannibal Corpse sound. As much as I like hearing George and the other guys rip things to shreds with great precision and speed I also really like this wide open stopping and Majestic sound, unhurried and regal even

Ben Abrahamson

Grungy riffs... love it.

sylvain normandin

CHRIS BARNES....the best voice death metal ...and Johan Hegg ..Amon Amarth....we love you Chris thanks for this great album

Milad KMarddel

FOREVER six feet under pure death metal , meaning of DEATH METAL,

MFM

Thank you Kjartan for posting this shit man. Been relying you for 8 years. Some dude just posted the whole album without ads though, like 2 months ago!

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