A tilted glass jar containing a golden question mark, resting on plum velvet.

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Daddy, how come that coffin is so small?

— My Girl ‧ 1991

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker asks Daddy why a coffin is so small. The question seeks an explanation of its size without identifying an occupant, a death or the answer.

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