Haunt Your Flesh

 

4-track demo originally recorded 1992.
Studio version recorded 1993, but unreleased.
Re-recorded 4-track version in 1996.
Recorded final verion in 2002

  
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'Haunt Your Flesh' is a story about a woman haunting by the ghost of her dad. When she was younger, her dad used to have his evil ways with her and she learned to block it out. Now, as a grown woman, she is starting to have flashbacks and this is preventing her from having normal intimate relationships. The dad is now deceased and is haunting her soul.

This is one of my favorite songs I have ever written. Believe it or not, I came up with this story while watching an episode of Oprah. They had women on the show that were abused as child and they learned to deal with it by blocking out the abuse, but as grown women, they are finding themselves haunted by these past events.
The song is sung in perspective of the dead father and is singing to his daughter.

You locked away your most intimate secrets
In the deepest, darkest corner of your soul
But you forgot about the key that you always left under the mat
And I think that it’s time we had a chat

I know it’s hard to come to grips with the past
That’s why you hid it all away
Erased the memories from your mind
Like a cancer you thought was benign
The cancer has become malignant this time

I can see the terror in your eyes 
When I woke up after all this time
You would have never guessed 
I would have come back to haunt your flesh

Blame me for the hatred you feel
I left wounds that will never heal
Responsible for your childhood screams
I fucked your self-esteem
The only sanctuary was found within your dreams

I took away your innocence
Left your memories twisted and bent
I stripped away all your dignity
Held hostage by my treachery
Forever too afraid to feel any ecstasy

Always remember my cruel embrace
And the evil smile upon my face
You can’t forget me ‘cuz your possessed
I’ll always be there to haunt your flesh

Haunt your flesh
Haunt your flesh
Haunt your flesh
Haunt your flesh

When you’re alone you’ll feel me most
The haunting presence of my ghost
I’m a part of you you can’t ignore
I’ll make living your life a chore

Curse my name under your breath
You’ll carry this burden all the way to your death
You hold a secret too afraid to tell
Father was Satan of your personal hell