Van Meter Monster Lyrics

I had once been haunted by a beast

(Mesmerized by his unearthly call)

Tooth, and claw, and seven feet at least

(I had never felt so vastly small)

His horny head

Bursting with light

I bit my tongue

Shielded my eyes

I still smell the awful reeking, scent

(I still hear his wings beating the air)

I still feel the gross enfeeblement

(I still feel the rising of my hair)

I crossed the line

Between the states

Fled to the north

I can't escape

I have tried to outrun all the things that I fear

Like I outgrew the fields full of corn

But the Van Meter Monster has followed me here

And he vows not to leave me alone

Can you ever really start again?

(Can you really leave the past behind?)

I can feel it growing in my head

(Is it just a specter in my mind?)

I hear his call

Beckoning me

Can I move on?

I've yet to see

I have tried to outrun all the things that I fear

Like I outgrew the fields full of corn

But the Van Meter Monster has followed me here

And he vows not to leave me alone