The Blue Mask Lyrics - Reed Lou

They tied his arms behind his back 

To teach him how to swim 

They put blood in his coffee 

And milk in his gin 

They stood over the soldier 

In the midst of the squalor 

There was war in his body 

And it caused his brain to holler 

Make the sacrifice 

Mutilate my face 

If you need someone to kill 

I'm a man without a will 

Wash the razor in the rain 

Let me luxuriate in pain 

Please, don't set me free 

Death means a lot to me 

The pain was lean and it made him scream 

He knew he was alive 

He put a pin through the nipples on his chest 

He thought he was a saint 

I've made love to my mother 

Killed my father and my brother, what am I to do? 

When a sin goes too far, it's like a runaway car 

It cannot be controlled 

Spit upon his face and scream 

There's no Oedipus today 

This is no play you're thinking you are in 

What will you say 

Take the blue mask down from my face 

And look me in the eye 

I get a thrill from punishment 

I've always been that way 

I loathe and despise repentance 

You are permanently stained 

Your weakness buys indifference 

And indiscretion in the streets 

Dirty's what you are 

And clean is what you're not 

You deserve to be soundly beat 

Make the sacrifice 

Take it all the way 

There's no 'Won't' high enough 

To stop this desperate day 

Don't take death away 

Cut the finger at the joint 

Cut the stallion at his mount 

And stuff it in his mouth