Paranoid Visions - The Angelus

The Angelus @ 6pm.

(The Angel of the Lord, declared unto Mary)
Each time I hear, the old bells toll, a terror fills my mind,
the memories, still get to me, no solace can I find!
I hear the steps approaching, I can hear the bastard breathe,
his stinking, stale tobacco smoke, is now all over me!
I hear the sound of jangling keys, and I still get the fear!
I brace myself, and start to scream, the bell tolls now for me!
He's dressed in black, I'm on the rack, he's beating down on me,
in the name of God, please make him stop, and cull my memories!
As each bell rings, I feel the pain, and the whip comes down again,
I hear his drunken laughter, and my mind is racked with rage!
There's no-one now to hear me, I can never get away,
and he revels in my helplessness, as the church bell rings again.
Thank Jesus, I was ugly, it was a blessing in disguise,
when I think of all the other kids, I still hear their muffled cries.
The Angelus is evil, and it gets me every time,
at six pm on any day, I'm back there in my mind!
Thrice a day, I hear those bells, and thrice a day I weep,
I hear the children crying, and still hear them in my sleep.
My senses overcome me, I can barely even speak,
when I hear those bells, I'm back in hell, I cry a silent scream!
I pass the church at midday, watching people in the rain,
I see them genuflecting, as they pause, before they pray.
They can't see my revulsion, they can't see my anguished
face,
or the terror in my heart and mind, as the lash comes down again! Let us prey!

Lyrics by Deklan Dachau © 2014
Music by Paranoid Visions