Six
The Blood Brothers Lyrics


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When the french maids cigarette turns
burns like a boiling tapeworm
(that was really something baby,
that was really something baby)
When the chandeleers shatter,
your guest's gowns turn to tatters, the portraits just chatter
(that was really something baby,
that was really something baby)
Can you feel your sweat beading porcelin?
Your skeleton outgrowing it's skin?
It's the pinball masquerade....
Oh Oh Oh I saw the curtains of hair,
Oh Oh Oh I saw my fingers tear.
They said "we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)
we are the six nightmares (oh yeah).
Oh Oh Oh I saw the face of a girl strapped to a poison pear she said:
"we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)
we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)"
I saw a millionaire eat his shadow,
I saw a water clock beat a widow
they said if one man's life is the sum of something
I want to see your fears materializing!"
Where are the six nightmares at this costume bash?
Open your throat look in the raw gash!

You hold each other by well groomed hands,
mumbling prayers to a neglected jesus.
The matradees quiver as they watch you shiver as the mask
and the mouth knit into each other.
Our laughter was deafining but our lips
but our lips but our lips were trembling.
Now the lady with the peacock mask,
is writhing around in broken monicle glass,
imprisoned like a beetle laying on it's back,
and the man striped up and clawed calico like a cat,
is trapped forever looking like that.
"all your luxury, all your well hidden trash,
all your empty wine bottles disguised as class,
all the bastard children you pay off,
all the money it takes for you to get off.
"May i have this dance?"
the dark dealer takes your hands...
All your memories all your forgotten plans/one night stands;
they are the six nightmares at the masquerade.
Oh Oh Oh I saw the mirrors cringe
Oh Oh Oh the choir voices bend
Oh Oh Oh the costume in my skin...they said




"we are the six nightmares (oh yeah!)
we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)"

Overall Meaning

The Blood Brothers' song "Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade" is an intense and surreal description of a masquerade ball that turns chaotic and nightmarish. The lyrics describe a variety of bizarre and unsettling images, such as a French maid's cigarette burning like a boiling tapeworm, chandeliers shattering, and guests' gowns turning to tatters. The imagery is vivid and disturbing, with a sense of madness and unreality pervading the scene.


As the song progresses, the lyrics become more abstract and surreal, with references to people eating their shadows, water clocks beating widows, and fears materializing. The image of the six nightmares emerges as a recurring motif, with various characters and objects being identified as part of this group. The final lines of the song suggest that all of the guests at the masquerade are themselves part of this nightmare, trapped in a cycle of luxury, trash, and forgotten plans.


Overall, "Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade" is a powerful and disturbing portrayal of a vivid and surreal scene. The lyrics are full of strange and unsettling images that create a sense of unease and disorientation, reflecting the chaotic and nightmarish events of the song.


Line by Line Meaning

When the french maids cigarette turns
As the smoke curls upwards from the french maid's cigarette,


burns like a boiling tapeworm
it takes on the shape of a twisting, writhing tapeworm that burns like fire.


(that was really something baby,
(this is quite the spectacle,


that was really something baby)
it's definitely something to behold).


When the chandeleers shatter,
As the chandeliers overhead explode into a million pieces,


your guest's gowns turn to tatters, the portraits just chatter
the guests' fine garments are reduced to rags as the paintings on the walls begin to speak in hushed tones.


(that was really something baby,
(this is quite the spectacle,


that was really something baby)
it's definitely something to behold).


Can you feel your sweat beading porcelin?
Can you sense the cold sweat forming on your skin, like beads of perspiration on a ceramic statue?


Your skeleton outgrowing it's skin?
Do you feel as though your bones are stretching and lengthening, too large for your skin to contain?


It's the pinball masquerade....
Welcome to the pinball masquerade....


Oh Oh Oh I saw the curtains of hair,
I witnessed the flowing, silky hair spill over like curtains,


Oh Oh Oh I saw my fingers tear.
and saw my fingers ripping through it like tearing fabric.


They said "we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)
The voices around me declared, "We are the six nightmares (oh yeah),


we are the six nightmares (oh yeah).
we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)."


Oh Oh Oh I saw the face of a girl strapped to a poison pear she said:
I gazed upon the face of a girl tied to a poisonous pear, who spoke these words:


"we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)
"We are the six nightmares (oh yeah),


we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)"
we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)."


I saw a millionaire eat his shadow,
I watched a millionaire devour his own shadow,


I saw a water clock beat a widow
and saw a water clock relentlessly pounding upon a widow.


they said if one man's life is the sum of something
The voices spoke again, proclaiming, "If one person's existence can be measured by something,


I want to see your fears materializing!"
I want to see your deepest fears come to life!"


Where are the six nightmares at this costume bash?
Where are the six nightmares lurking at this party?


Open your throat look in the raw gash!
Bare your throat and take a good, hard look at the visceral wound!


You hold each other by well groomed hands,
As you cling to each other with your perfectly manicured hands,


mumbling prayers to a neglected jesus.
whispering to a Jesus who has been long forgotten.


The matradees quiver as they watch you shiver as the mask
The waiters tremble with fear as they observe you shuddering under the weight of the masks,


and the mouth knit into each other.
as your lips become one with the masks themselves.


Our laughter was deafining but our lips
The sound of our laughter was so loud that it nearly deafened us, but


but our lips but our lips were trembling.
our lips trembled in fear.


Now the lady with the peacock mask,
And now the woman in the peacock mask,


is writhing around in broken monicle glass,
is twisting and turning amidst shards of shattered glass.


imprisoned like a beetle laying on it's back,
trapped like a beetle on its back,


and the man striped up and clawed calico like a cat,
and the man in his striped and clawed calico suit,


is trapped forever looking like that.
is doomed to remain in that twisted form forevermore.


"all your luxury, all your well hidden trash,
"All your extravagance, all your carefully concealed garbage,


all your empty wine bottles disguised as class,
all your empty wine bottles masquerading as a sign of sophistication,


all the bastard children you pay off,
all the illegitimate children you bribe to keep quiet,


all the money it takes for you to get off.
all the money you spend to satisfy your own desires."


"May i have this dance?"
"May I have this dance?"


the dark dealer takes your hands...
The enigmatic dealer takes your hands...


All your memories all your forgotten plans/one night stands;
All your memories, all your abandoned plans, all the one night stands;


they are the six nightmares at the masquerade.
they are the six nightmares lurking at the masquerade.


Oh Oh Oh I saw the mirrors cringe
I beheld the mirrors quivering in fear,


Oh Oh Oh the choir voices bend
and heard the choir's voices warp and twist,


Oh Oh Oh the costume in my skin...
and felt the costume sinking into my very flesh...


they said "we are the six nightmares (oh yeah!)
As the voices chant once again, "We are the six nightmares (oh yeah!),


we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)"
we are the six nightmares (oh yeah)."




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