“The Poster and the Pendulum”
All alone in a sea of familiar faces
I turn to smile, arrived
At the bridge of seven traces
I turn my mind to chafe
Blown in the wind
Holy father we have sinned
There’s nothing left for me
So let us watch the Pendulum swing
Swinging... swinging... swinging...
“Blessed be him who hath understanding in these troubled times to awake and arise.”
AND OPEN UP YOUR EYES!
I took another wrong turn
I got too close to fire, started to burn
I couldn’t understand at all
Couldn’t run away from the fall
Please believe me when I say
I didn’t want it to end this way
Someone listen, hear me cry
I have a feeling that I shall
What did I get myself into
Where did I go wrong
It was the portal of damnation
And in Hell is where I belong
Step inside my world of lists, it’s the haven for the damned
When you cry for those you’ve missed, maybe here they take command
I want to leave so bad, but I’m trapped in a spider’s web
Now that I’ve been driven mad
Take a breath
See the tide ebb
And watch the Pendulum swing
I’m burning in the light
Another wild child out tonight
I cannot run or hide
And my mind just won’t abide
Can’t you hear me calling
I’ve tried to get away
And now that I’m heading
To my cradle and my grave... there’s no coming back!
Fueled by dieselwork and dust
Now the diamonds in the rust
Cannot lead me out of here
Step inside my world of lists, it’s the haven for the damned
When you cry for those you’ve missed, maybe here they take command
I want to leave so bad, but I’m trapped in a spider’s web
Now that I’ve been driven mad
Take a breath
See the tide ebb
And watch the Pendulum swing
All that I have known
All that I have seen
All that I could learn
All that I could feel
My emotions frozen
Now I bite the dust
One day I’ll return
In the coffin or so I trust
Welcome to your world of lists
You built up to this
You are all this
Welcome to your world of shit
It meant nothing
And so you’re down and we throw away the key
I’m spinning... I’m spinning...
See the Pendulum go
I’m spinning.. I’m spinning...
The world begins to slow
Oh help me, please help me
Nowhere left to roam...
I’m calling ... I’m calling...
See the Pendulum go...
I’m calling out!
Step inside my world of lists, it’s the haven for the damned
When you cry for those you’ve missed, maybe here they take command
I want to leave so bad, but I’m trapped in a spider’s web
Now that I’ve been driven mad
Take a breath
See the tide ebb
And watch the Pendulum swing
We’ll watch it swing
Can’t change a thing
Caught in the ring
We will watch the Pendulum swing
Suicide
I couldn’t hide
The Pit below me, the Pendulum swings above
Never mind
Fuck it all
I didn’t want to live anyway...