Matt Shadows their lead singer says the song was written as per request from the developers of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Watching the initial trailers for the game & looking at production sketches reminded him of the 'S-Town' podcast & its main protagonist, John B. McLemore. Matt also comments specifically on the lyrics: "I decided that the lyrics would shadow McLemore's life." In 2012, antiquarian horologist John B. McLemore sent an email to the staff of the show 'This American Life' asking them to investigate an alleged murder in his hometown of Woodstock, Alabama, a place McLemore claimed to despise. After a year of exchanging emails & several months of conversation with McLemore, producer Brian Reed traveled to Woodstock to investigate. Reed investigated the crime & eventually found that no such murder took place, though he struck up a friendship with the depressed but colorful character of McLemore. He recorded conversations with McLemore & other people in Woodstock. McLemore killed himself by drinking potassium cyanide on June 22, 2015 while the podcast was still in production. In the narrative of the podcast, this occurs at the end of the second episode; subsequent episodes deal with the fallout from McLemore's death while exploring more of McLemore's life & character.
Run from the beast
There's danger in his eyes
He's been looking for you
For a long time
You might think this is funny
But I'm not laughing
I know it couldn't happen to me
No one doubts
The wisdom of this move
You're getting older
And you know you got
Something to prove
Out in the streets
The modern vampire prowls
He's been spreading disease
All around
There's an epidemic
If you don't believe me
You ought to take a look
At the eyes of your friends
When someone tempts you
You can't refuse
It's getting colder and you know
You got nothing to lose
You need it
Know you got nothing to lose
You need it
Run from the beast
There's darkness in his mind
He's been looking for you
For a long time
You might think this is funny
But I'm not laughing
I know that it couldn't happen to me
I don't care about
It happening to me
I've tried to show you
Your whole life in print
You can lead a horse to water
But you can't make him drink
Think about it
All you gotta do is think
About it
There's no cure
There's danger in his eyes
He's been looking for you
For a long time
You might think this is funny
But I'm not laughing
I know it couldn't happen to me
No one doubts
The wisdom of this move
You're getting older
And you know you got
Something to prove
Out in the streets
The modern vampire prowls
He's been spreading disease
All around
There's an epidemic
If you don't believe me
You ought to take a look
At the eyes of your friends
When someone tempts you
You can't refuse
It's getting colder and you know
You got nothing to lose
You need it
Know you got nothing to lose
You need it
Run from the beast
There's darkness in his mind
He's been looking for you
For a long time
You might think this is funny
But I'm not laughing
I know that it couldn't happen to me
I don't care about
It happening to me
I've tried to show you
Your whole life in print
You can lead a horse to water
But you can't make him drink
Think about it
All you gotta do is think
About it
There's no cure
Lyrics submitted by heartbeats_xxx
The Beast Lyrics as written by Loick Essien Talay Riley
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I didnt know that thanxs cornersoul.
Personally I would say about half are about his thoughts,feeling,lifstle and that would include the drugs but beast could be the only one(no pun0 about heroin specificaly.