Horror Is A Human Being

Lyrics

I took confession for my sins The priest received me with A hint of insolence Like he's some fuckin' saint of piety I told him things I've never told How I awoke and swore I'd had the darkest dream But it was real as real can be: In the night I heard a scream I ran out to the street The moon a bloody yolk above me I saw the beast with my own two eyes I saw the beast and it spared my life It saw something in me I wish it hadn't seen I lived to tell the tale So I could lead the little lambs to slaughter "Who of you would care to see The razor claws, the gnashing teeth!" Oh please, the beast is near and dear Your fears, it's just a hall of mirrors— Familiar freaks Horror is a human being In the night I heard a scream I cried out for my love Her nightgown strewn across the bedroom I heard the beast in the barren night I heard the beast and I realized I'd damned myself again Unleashed a demon kin The darkness of a man Can spread across a village like a virus "Who of you would care to see The Hitlers, the Mussolinis! Fathers and sons locked in arms Marching down your very street!" Oh please, just turn on your TV It's there — it isn't history But soon we'll be Horror is a human being