[Halford/Tilse/Travis]

Closed into self asylum,
On ice that's paper thin
Wrapped up for good protection
Keep that from getting in

The shadows bring the shelter,
Some refuge from the storm
Brakes on the helter skelter,
To let these nerves reform

Retreat out of the mad house,
Stop foaming at the mouth
Hang up this strange behavior,
Cut through the overgrowth

Watch from a safer distance,
Observe the next offense
See how the hands do murder,
Then try to make some sens

Black vision
Dead body
Oppression

Shock system
Explosive
Depression

Disaster
Malignant
Infection

Inhuman
Sadistic
Rejection

These acts of tender mercies,
Work on the purest soul
They tease and trap remorseless,
Till six feet in the ground

Shut down till all is silent,
Be still this seething blood
Turn off, release the trigger,
Let numbness do some good