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A man exists alone
Hidden by a shell
Touched in such a wicked way
No one could ever tell
Is what he sees for real?
Or only in his mind?
The staring of the old man's eyes
Chills him deep inside
It is the eye
That will destroy him
Stuck in the mind
It is the eye
That will destroy me
Stuck in my mind
He plots the aweful deed
He know it must be done
Precision of a madman's mind
His goal is only one
Is what he sees for real?
The evil eye, the sun
His pain and fear must lay to rest
Piece by piece it's done
It is the eye
That will destroy him
Stuck in the mind
It is the eye
That will destroy me
Stuck in my mind
...
Twisting and tortured scars on my brain
No one can touch me in here
Trapped, fighting, driven to kill
Forced to live with my fear
When will it end? What can I do?
Who will believe? Why is this fear haunting me?
The end is the cure, the only way out
To numb the source of my pain
Death to life is insanity
the anger is growing again
When will it end? What can I do?
Who will believe? Why is this fear haunting me?
...
How can he stand to bear the pounding of his heart?
Something really must be done before he's torn apart
Is what he hears for real, the heartbeat in his head
I hear the pounding of his heart, but I know the man is dead
It is the eye
That will destroy him
Stuck in the mind
It is the eye
That will destroy me
Stuck in my mind
Hidden by a shell
Touched in such a wicked way
No one could ever tell
Is what he sees for real?
Or only in his mind?
The staring of the old man's eyes
Chills him deep inside
That will destroy him
Stuck in the mind
It is the eye
That will destroy me
Stuck in my mind
He know it must be done
Precision of a madman's mind
His goal is only one
Is what he sees for real?
The evil eye, the sun
His pain and fear must lay to rest
Piece by piece it's done
That will destroy him
Stuck in the mind
It is the eye
That will destroy me
Stuck in my mind
...
No one can touch me in here
Trapped, fighting, driven to kill
Forced to live with my fear
Who will believe? Why is this fear haunting me?
To numb the source of my pain
Death to life is insanity
the anger is growing again
Who will believe? Why is this fear haunting me?
...
Something really must be done before he's torn apart
Is what he hears for real, the heartbeat in his head
I hear the pounding of his heart, but I know the man is dead
That will destroy him
Stuck in the mind
It is the eye
That will destroy me
Stuck in my mind
Song Info
Submitted by
ruben On Jul 21, 2002
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Based on Edgar Allen Poe's story The Tell-Tale Heart, the song tells the story of a narrator who, while insisting that they're sane, suffers from nervousness that causes "over-acuteness of the senses" or Hyperesthesia which is a neurological condition that causes a person extreme sensitivity to touch, pain, pressure, and thermal sensations. The narrator tries to convince us that he isn't insane, while simultaneously detailing a murder he committed. The murder was of an old man with a filmy pale blue "vulture-eye," which he emphasizes his careful calculation of the murder as the perfect crime; He'd dismembered the body in a bathtub and hidden it under the floorboards. Ultimately, his action results in him being haunted by a thumping sound, which he interprets as the dead man's beating heart.