6ft, Why I Wrote This Song
If you searched “6 feet down song” or “6ft rock song about losing someone,” you probably weren’t looking for me.
You were looking for something that understands the weight in your chest.
I primarily wrote “6 Feet” (sometimes written 6ft or Six Feet) because I couldn’t shake that weight of somone being gone but only 6ft “away” .
This song was co-written by an artist by “Summi” in Auburn, California.
The song took 8 years to get to the studio, but was done in under 6 hours in the studio due to budget limitations.
This isn’t a polished grief song. It’s not poetic in a safe way. It’s direct. It’s uncomfortable. It asks the questions most of us whisper when the room is quiet.
What “6 Ft” Is Really About
When someone is six feet down, there’s a strange finality to it.
You can text someone who moved away.
You can call someone you argued with.
You can apologize.
But you can’t speak to someone in the ground.
That line in the chorus:
“You can’t hear nothing in the ground…”
That’s not meant to be clever.
It’s meant to feel helpless.
“6 Ft” is about that moment when you realize your words have nowhere to land.
It’s about standing in your kitchen at night, asking:
Why did you have to go?
Why did you have to leave us behind?
And if you’re honest, sometimes you’re not just talking to them.
Sometimes you’re talking to God.
The Tension in the Song
The verses wrestle with:
Regret
Spiritual confusion
Shame
The fear that you didn’t say enough
I’ve lived a lot of my life trying to be perfect.
And perfection doesn’t prepare you for loss.
Loss doesn’t care how disciplined you were.
It doesn’t care how strong you think you are.
It exposes everything.
That’s what “6ft” is. Exposure.
Why I Didn’t Clean It Up
There are many songs about grief.
Some are beautiful. Some are comforting.
But I didn’t want comfort first.
I wanted confrontation.
I wanted the question.
I wanted the ache.
Because sometimes the most honest thing you can say is:
I don’t understand this.
Who Is Xmenno?
If this is your first time here, my artist name is Xmenno (pronounced Ex-men-oh).
My real name is Joe D Morris.
I write worship music, pop music and singer/song writer alternative rock that sits somewhere between:
Emotional rock
Faith
Internal battles
Redemption
Raw confession
I’m not interested in sounding safe.
I’m interested in sounding true.
If you searched:
Xmenno 6 Feet
Ex-men-oh song about loss
Joe D Morris music
Joe Joe Music
6ft alternative rock
This is where you landed.
And I’m glad you did.
Why “6 Feet” Exists
This song exists because grief doesn’t go away just because the service ends.
It lingers.
It shows up in quiet drives.
It shows up in random memories.
It shows up when you least expect it.
And sometimes the only way to deal with it is to write it out loud.
That’s what this is.
Where to Listen to 6 Feet
You can stream “6 Feet (6ft)” by Xmenno on:
Spotify
Apple Music
Amazon Music
YouTube
Search:
Xmenno 6 Feet
or
Ex-men-oh 6ft
If you’re here because you’re carrying something heavy —
I hope this song sits with you.
Not above you.
Not preaching to you.
Just sitting with you.
— Xmenno