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A Madman's Dream Lyrics
A knot in the brain
A face full of pain
A mind gone insane
All shouting's in vain
It gets even worse
When white coat returns
"A hopeless case, nurse!"
And everything burns
Somewhere in the bedroom
Something's crawling closer
Somehow irrepressible
Trying to overdose ya
Living in a madman's dream
Your consciousness a rapid stream
Hush! And leave his weary head
When he awakes, you might be dead
What else does he need
Than eyes full of greed
While working to feed
A really bad seed?
A try to defy
Is only a try
"Perhaps he will die"
Too weak for a sigh
Somewhere in the bedroom
Something's crawling closer
Somehow irrepressible
Trying to overdose ya
Living in a madman's dream
Your consciousness a rapid stream
Hush! And leave his weary head
When he awakes, you might be dead
A cry in the night
A flash of bright light
A pitiful sight
Alone in a plight
A mental disease
An object to tease
"Redeem me, God, please!"
Falls down on his knees
Somewhere in the bedroom
Something's crawling closer
Somehow irrepressible
Trying to overdose ya
Living in a madman's dream
Your consciousness a rapid stream
Hush! And leave his weary head
When he awakes, you might be dead
Living in a madman's dream
Your consciousness a rapid stream
Hush! And leave his weary head
When he awakes, you might be dead
A face full of pain
A mind gone insane
All shouting's in vain
It gets even worse
When white coat returns
"A hopeless case, nurse!"
And everything burns
Something's crawling closer
Somehow irrepressible
Trying to overdose ya
Your consciousness a rapid stream
Hush! And leave his weary head
When he awakes, you might be dead
Than eyes full of greed
While working to feed
A really bad seed?
A try to defy
Is only a try
"Perhaps he will die"
Too weak for a sigh
Something's crawling closer
Somehow irrepressible
Trying to overdose ya
Your consciousness a rapid stream
Hush! And leave his weary head
When he awakes, you might be dead
A flash of bright light
A pitiful sight
Alone in a plight
A mental disease
An object to tease
"Redeem me, God, please!"
Falls down on his knees
Something's crawling closer
Somehow irrepressible
Trying to overdose ya
Your consciousness a rapid stream
Hush! And leave his weary head
When he awakes, you might be dead
Your consciousness a rapid stream
Hush! And leave his weary head
When he awakes, you might be dead
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"A Madman's Dream" explores the psychological and existential terror of mental illness. The protagonist is trapped in a cycle of pain, stigma, and hallucination: dismissed as a “hopeless case” by medical professionals, haunted by crawling presences in the bedroom, and consumed by paranoia and despair.
The refrain — “Living in a madman’s dream / Your consciousness a rapid stream” — suggests that reality itself has become unstable, a torrent of uncontrollable thoughts. The repeated warning, “When he awakes, you might be dead,” underscores the danger of proximity to madness, whether literal violence or the contagion of despair.
Ultimately, the song is both a personal confession and a social critique: a depiction of the isolation of the mentally ill, and the failure of systems meant to help them.
Track #4 from the album “The Scapegoat’s Agony”:
In a crucial chapter portraying his further descent into madness, the unnamed antihero is beset upon by seemingly unstoppable forces far beyond his ken and control.