[intro – spoken, flat] welcome to death metal kids learning time. today’s lesson the five senses pay attention this will stay with you [verse 1 – sight] i have eyes to see eyes see the misery the misery in the faces in the faces that have nothing left eyes don’t blink they just stare staring past hope and beyond repair [verse 2 – hearing] i have ears to hear ears hear the cries the cries in those close by those close by when a loved one dies ears hear chairs scrape heavy footsteps slow whispers traded voices crack and fold [chorus] i see i hear everything too clear five senses locked inside the nightmares won’t subside [verse 3 – smell] i use my nose to smell nose smells harsh chemicals chemicals remove the traces traces of someone once here nose remembers after clean covering up what shouldn’t be [verse 4 – taste] i use my tongue to taste tongue tastes chalky medicine medicine coats the mouth mouth swallowing what won’t work out tongue stays still don’t complain hold it down swallow pain [chorus] i see i hear i smell i taste every sense pulls me back to that place i can’t escape [verse 5 – touch] i use my hands to touch to touch the space where warmth just was warmth still shaped like a person a person even after they’re gone hands stay open nothing there still they reach like you’re still there [bridge – slow, factual] these are senses this is how you learn things you can’t un-know now they don’t warn they don’t lie they just stay and testify [breakdown] see hear smell taste touch all of them too much i learned the lesson i didn’t want [outro – spoken, quiet] learning complete
