Hell's Itch

Flick the switch Hell's itch Derma-glitch Hell's itch Bewitched Hell's itch Perpetual twitch Hell's itch Why, why, why When my nail glides through my epidermis Does it feel so joyous? The deeper the cut The thicker the blood Subcutaneous fat feels good like that Dancing beneath my wafer-thin crust Teasing me, taunting me My unquenchable lust If I only could locate this bug Oozing under like a slug I'd slice my skin to get within Lacerate my own linchpin Nominate my next of kin (nominate my, next of kin) Destroy myself with no chagrin (destroy myself) Find the source of this deep remorse Buried deep inside me like a sunken horse Rooted below in the innermost abyss is a Fathomless unscratchable ooh itch Shed my skin if need be to suppress the itch for it Would fill me with glee Whatever is this persistent yearn to rip off my skin And stop the burn? Crawling tender temptations Catacombs beneath the layers of hatching eggs Thunder threads, claws enthralled in pitted keratosis Lacerations peeling paper-thin barbecue skin Deeper burying, woo Flick the switch Hell's itch Derma-glitch Hell's itch Bewitched Hell's itch Perpetual twitch Hell's itch Rising pitch Hell's itch Latent witch Hell's itch Grisly sitch Hell's itch The old adage Pain is easier to endure than an itch Shed my skin if it need be To suppress the itch would fill me with glee (to suppress the itch would) Whatever is this persistent yearning to rip off my (yearning) Skin and stop the burning (burning) Crawling (crawling) tender (tender) temptations (temptations) Catacombs beneath the layers of hatching eggs (catacombs of hatching eggs, hatching eggs) Thunder threads, claws enthralled in pitted keratosis (thunder threads) Lacerations peeling paper-thin barbecue skin Deeper burying Flick the switch Hell's itch Derma-glitch Hell's itch Bewitched Hell's itch Perpetual twitch Hell's itch, woo Let the sun burn Oh, my sear escape When the skin drips, oh I sing the hell's itch Deep in the compost Believe that the worm can still see the light Oh, I sing the hell's itch I sleep with the rat who's kiss has set me free Oh, I sing, oh, I sing the hell's itch I prick the ceramic Bodily condom oh yeah, be gone Oh, baby please be gone The breeze on my flesh It feels so fuckin' good Look at me now, Helen Yeah, I'm finally red Yeah, I'm finally red Yeah, I'm finally red Oh, I'm finally red Oh, I'm finally red Oh, I'm finally red Why, why, why When my nail glides through my epidermis Does it feel so joyous? The deeper the cut The thicker the blood Subcutaneous fat hurts good like that Dancing beneath my wafer-thin crust Teasing me, taunting me My unquenchable lust If only I could locate this bug Oozing under like a slug I'd slice my skin to get within Lacerate my own linchpin Nominate my next of kin Destroy myself with no chagrin Find the source of this deep remorse Buried deep inside me like a sunken horse Rooted below in the innermost abyss is a Fathomless unscratchable ooh itch --- Hell's Itch - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard