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Original: Six Super Creepy Lyrics

Published

13 years ago

June 25, 2011

At Bloody Disgusting, it’s safe to say we’re used to “creepy”. And I would like to say I know what’s scary, and I don’t get the willies from just anything, but this music is creepy with a capital “C”, even to me. Read past the jump for six of the creepiest lyrics I’ve ever heard.

Billy Holiday – Strange Fruit

“Pastoral scene of the gallant south

The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth

Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh

Then the sudden smell of burning flesh”

Conjuring up images of of what seems to be the early American south, Holiday’s lyrics are simple yet hauntingly descriptive. They sear a picture into your mind, and it’s definitely not one of a beautiful southern belle or iced sweet tea. Basically, Southern hospitality turns into Southern brutality in this song by the famous singer.

Tool – Sober

“There’s a shadow just behind me

Shrouding every step I take

Making every promise empty

Pointing every finger at me”

Paranoid schizophrenia? I’d say so. Mental illnesses never really gave me the warm and fuzzies, and these lyrics aren’t much comfort, either.

Genuflect – Slowlyfallingfaster

“I’m in this dark theater, inside my head

But then the hairs on my neck stand up in sudden dread

I feel someone else here, not me, not the clock

Something more sinister, waiting, lurking in the dark

It says, “I’m a God, I’m a devil, I am death, and I may look harmless but I am poisonous.”

“I may hear, I may see, I may touch, I may breathe,

and I may taste so good, but I am poisonous.”

This is one of the most haunting pieces of writing I’ve ever read, and the song that supports it is just as eerie. I highly suggest taking a listen to this masterpiece, performed by the far-too-underrated band, Genuflect, in its entirety. I can never listen to this song without getting goosebumps, and I love every minute of it.

Dr. Acula – Currently Sexting

“What I’ve become is what you’d never wanna see me be

I live a life that’s full of filth disgrace and apathy

I travel down a road that’s made and paved with this disease

So I advise don’t waste your time and try to save me

I am the perfect product of the wrong place and time

I’d rather die than try to better my life

There is nothing in everything, I see nothing in anyone.”

Emotionally provocative lyrics were never something I expected from grindcore effort Dr. Acula, but when I heard this song off their newest release, Slander, I was surprised to find myself not laughing, but shuddering at their lyrics. Reminiscent of a drug-induced downward spiral, this song is an ode to nihilism and emotional ruin, and to be honest, its not only creepy but depressing. The high-pitched, devilish screams which deliver the lyrics intensify the scary-factor of this tune, as well.

Bright Eyes – Poison Oak

“But me I’m a single cell

On a serpents tongue

There’s a muddy field where a garden was

And I’m glad you got away

But I’m still stuck out here

My clothes are soaking wet

From your brother’s tears”

I spent most of my middle school years listening to every Bright Eyes record on repeat, and out of the hundreds of lyrics I’ve memorized, these always come to mind when I think of Conor Oberst’s ability to both creep me out and baffle me. Although these lyrics don’t make much logical sense, something about them shakes the listener. Abstract and raw, they still manage to evoke a sense of the heebee-jeebee’s.

Tyler, The Creator – She

“Baby, you’re gorgeous.

I just wanna drag your lifeless body through the forest

And fornicate with it

But that’s cause I’m in love with you…cunt.”

Hip-Hop powerhouse Tyler, The Creator, has become known for his explicit and provacative lyrics, and the stand-out track from his latest release, Goblin, is no exception. Although I personally feel that Tyler’s use of the some of the most twisted statements I’ve ever heard is part of his, um – charm – I still found these a bit disturbing. Rape, murder, and necrophilia are no surprise to most Odd Future fans, but even common fare for Tyler, the Creator, is downright creepy as shit.

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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

Published

2 weeks ago

April 9, 2024

John Squires

It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…