The Tell-tale Heart Lyrics - The Alan Parsons Project

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 

And he won't be found at all 

Not a trace to mark his fall 

Nor a stain upon the wall 

Louder and louder 

Till I could tell the sound was not within my ears 

And you should have seen me 

You would have seen my eyes grow wide 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 

It's the eye of the Devil himself 

Take me away now 

But let the silence drown the beating of his heart 

I can't go on 

Let me be free from this wretched secret that I carry 

Please set me free