He wears his heart
safety pinned to his backpack
His backpack is all that he knows
Shot down by strangers
whose glances can cripple
the heart and devour the soul

All alone he turns to stone
while holding his breath half to death
Terrified of whats inside
to save his life he crawls
like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird

Out of his mind away
pushes him whispering
must have been out of his mind
mid-day delusions of pushing this out of his head
maybe out of his mind

All alone he turns to stone
while holding his breath half to death
Terrified of whats inside
to save his life he
crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird

All he knows
If he can't relieve it it grows
and so it goes
he crawls like a worm
crawls like a worm from the bird

Out of his mind away
pushes him whispering
must have been out of his mind

All alone he turns to stone
while holding his breath half to death
Terrified of whats inside
to save his life
he crawls like a worm from a bird
All alone he
Holding his breath half to death
Terrified to save his life
he crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm from a bird
crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm
crawls like a worm from a bird


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    This song totally reminds me of the BTK serial killer.

    He wears his heart safety-pinned to his backpack His backpack is all that he knows Shot down by strangers whose glances can cripple the heart and devour the soul

    ^ he felt like he was all alone, people would give him dirty looks, and he couldnt trust anyone, he was extremley lonley for most of his life, keeping only to himself

    All alone he turns to stone While holding his breath half to death

    ^well, this would be when hes actually commiting his murders, he turned to stone, like, he was solid. because for once, he felt strong, in power, like, he was better than anyone else. and of course he was holding his breathe because he was scared he was going to get caught. it also could be sexual, in relation to him, because he used to hang himself till he could harldy breathe and that was one of the biggest turn on's for him. so that would make sense.

    Terrified of what's inside To save his life He crawls like a worm from a bird (all alone) Crawls like a worm from a bird

    ^he was very scared of what was inside of him, he had no clue why he felt the need to kill, and to save his life, he ran away. from everyone in his life. and then from the people after he killed them

    Out of his mind the way pushes him, whispering Must have been out of his mind Midday delusions of pushing this out of his head Make him out of his mind (out of his mind)

    ^he used to have fantasies of killing people, thinking only of how great it would be, he knew he shouldnt be doing this though, he knew he was crazy. pushing this out of his mind could be actually commiting his murders, instead of just thinking about them, because he was crazy with want for them

    (all alone) Crawls like worm from a bird (x2) (all alone) crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird

    ^ he was all alone in the world, trying to get away from everything

    All he knows If he can�t relieve it, it grows And so it goes He crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird

    ^after he commiuted a murder, he would think about it, and he would be fine for a while, but he knew that the thought of his one murder wouldnt last, as in if "he cant relive it, it grows" he knew his need to kill would "grow", which is why he commited as many as he did.

    i guess it could be used for any serial killer though, hmm but whatever, who knows? maybe im just crazy! (:

    airplanesxxon April 29, 2009   Link

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