The Skull Beneath The Skin

The Skull Beneath The Skin
"The Skull Beneath the Skin" was developed under the working title "Self Destruct".The song graphically describes a horrendous human torture, while also probing into the occult and black magic.Mustaine pointed that the birth of Vic Rattlehead was explained throughout that track.Also,this song is about "Hear no evil,speak no evil,see no evil." can bee seen in the part "Metal caps his ears

He'll hear not what we say

Solid steel visor

Riveted cross his eyes

Iron staples close his jaws

So no one hears his cries"

Lyrics
Mean and infectious

The evil prophets rise

Dance of the macabre

As witches streak the sky

Decadent worship of

Black magic and sorcery

In the womb of the devils dungeon

Trapped without a plea

See thing in agony

Necrosis is the fate

Pins sticking through the skin

The venom now sedates

Locked in a pillor

Nowhere to be round

Screaming for your life

But no-one hears a sound

Help me

Prepare the patients scalp

To peel away

Metal caps his ears

He'll hear not what we say

Solid steel visor

Riveted cross his eyes

Iron staples close his jaws

So no one hears his cries

The skull beneath the skin

Now your drawn and quartered

Your bones will make the x

Symbol stands for poison

And it's chained to your head

And as we fold your arms

To make the holy cross

We cross the crucifix

Religion has been lost

The skull beneath the skin