You should have seen him

Lying alone in helpless silence in the night

You should have seen him

You would have seen his eye reflecting in the light.

So for the old man

Ashes to ashes, earth to earth and dust to dust

No one will see me

No one with guilt to share, no secret soul to trust.

Louder and louder

Till I could tell the sound was not within my ears

You should have seen me

You would have seen my eyes grow white and cold with fear.

Heard all the things in heaven and earth

I've seen many things in hell

But his vulture's eye of a cold pale blue

Is the eye of the devil himself.

Take me away now

But let the silence drown the beating of his heart.