Some interesting solutions over here. However, I have another idea about the song.
As you might have noticed, the song 'Strip the Soul' from the In Absentia album seems to be about the serial killer Fred West (check the song on songmeanings and http://www.newcriminologist.com/article.asp?cid=102&nid=18, you'll see it's a serious possibility).
I think this song is about Fred West too, or maybe even the whole album; most people think IA is about a serial killer.
'He captured and collected things
And he put them in a shed
He raised a proper family
So he could tie them to a bed'
Fred West was known for taking a part of each of his victims away, though nobody knows where he kept these trophies.
He was also known for abusing his family, and West tied all his victims down - it gave him some sort of sick feeling of power he liked.
'He worked himself into the ground'
Fred used his cellar for his disgusting and sick deeds and later, he also used it as a bedroom for his son.
'And drove a spike into his head'
Not completely sure about this, but I think it has something to do with an accident Fred had - he once tried to 'get' a girl on a fire escape stairway and he fell on his head. It is said that after this accident, he became more unpredictable.
BTK would be possible too... can't work out the chorus and last lines, but since there was another song on the album that was probably about Fred West, i thought this one just might be about him too.
Sorry about my English; it's not my native language.
Some interesting solutions over here. However, I have another idea about the song. As you might have noticed, the song 'Strip the Soul' from the In Absentia album seems to be about the serial killer Fred West (check the song on songmeanings and http://www.newcriminologist.com/article.asp?cid=102&nid=18, you'll see it's a serious possibility). I think this song is about Fred West too, or maybe even the whole album; most people think IA is about a serial killer.
'He captured and collected things And he put them in a shed He raised a proper family So he could tie them to a bed'
Fred West was known for taking a part of each of his victims away, though nobody knows where he kept these trophies. He was also known for abusing his family, and West tied all his victims down - it gave him some sort of sick feeling of power he liked.
'He worked himself into the ground'
Fred used his cellar for his disgusting and sick deeds and later, he also used it as a bedroom for his son.
'And drove a spike into his head'
Not completely sure about this, but I think it has something to do with an accident Fred had - he once tried to 'get' a girl on a fire escape stairway and he fell on his head. It is said that after this accident, he became more unpredictable.
BTK would be possible too... can't work out the chorus and last lines, but since there was another song on the album that was probably about Fred West, i thought this one just might be about him too.
Sorry about my English; it's not my native language.
Greetings, Robert