(Then the blackness loomed close up against my skin. Snuffing out even the evil whining hiss of those damning lips. Driving all sensibility into retreatIn a mad rush in the center of the soul into Hades) I forever dream within a dream Of a certain city in the sea As I walk the valley of unrest Behind this mask of crimson death I long for a loss of breath And a most dire predicament Murders in the rue morgue Silence and shadow’s what I adore [02:16.23 [02:20.12 [02:23.98 [02:27.80 The oval portrait upon the wall Will someday cause this house to fall The power of words left unsaid As I join the spirits of the dead Well, I’m the man who’s used up Washed up Bricked up Descent into maelstrom Bedlam Redrum Bet the devil my head Misled Bloodshed Heart under the floorboards Beats for Lenore Nevermore