Vultures Eye
Based on The Tell Tale Heart
By Edgar Allen Poe
Chorus
I loved the old man
His Gold No Desire
My blood runs cold
At his Vultures Eye
Verse 1
You fancy me mad
Madmen know nothing
How then am I mad
Being so cunning
Verse 2
I relish my work
Every midnight
For seven long eves
I lurked out of sight
Verse 3
My head thrust in
Through his darkest door
Thin slither of light
Vultures eye closed
Chorus
I loved the old man
His Gold No Desire
My blood runs cold
At his Vultures Eye
Verse 4
On the eighth night creeping
Much caution to bare
The old man cries out
“ Who is there “
Verse 5
A groan of mortal terror
Not of pain and grief
My lantern slightly open
On the Vultures Eye of death
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Verse 6
To the beating of his heart
And my fury rising
Old mans hour had come
Deaths evil eye closing
Chorus
I loved the old man
His Gold No Desire
My blood runs cold
At his Vultures Eye
Verse 7
His body dismembered
Hidden in the floor
No madman could hide
The placement of the boards
Verse 8
A noise steadily rose
Accompanying the banging on the door
Sounds of loud screaming
Had lured the law
Verse 9
Tell Tale Heart beat loudly
Sound deafening from the floor
Pacing to and fro
I foamed, I raved, I swore
Verse 10
Villains I shrieked
Dissemble no more
I admit the deed
Into the boards they tore
Chorus
I loved the old man
His Gold No Desire
My blood runs cold
At his Vultures Eye