Dead Skin Mask
Slayer * Track #5 On Seasons in the Abyss
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Dead Skin Mask by Slayer
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Performed by
SlayerProduced by
Rick RubinWrited by
Jeff Hanneman & Tom ArayaAbout
Dead Skin Mask is about Ed Gein, an American murderer and body snatcher from the mid-1900s who took bodies from caskets for the sake of keeping their bones and skin. He also admitted to killing two women in the 1950s. Gein was the inspiration for several famous horror movies and horror game villains...
Dead Skin Mask Lyrics
[Intro]
How I've waited for you to come
I've been here all alone
Now that you've arrived
Please stay awhile
And I promise I won't keep you long
I'll keep you forever (Forever, forever, forever)
[Verse 1]
Graze the skin with my fingertips
The brush of dead, cold flesh appease the means
Provoking images, delicate features so smooth
A pleasant fragrance in the light of the moon
[Chorus]
Dance with the dead in my dreams
Listen to their hallowed screams
The dead have taken my soul
Temptation's lost all control
[Verse 2]
Simple smiles elude psychotic eyes
Lose all mind control, rationale declines
Empty eyes enslave the creations
Of placid faces and lifeless pageants
[Bridge]
In the depths of a mind insane
Fantasy and reality are the same
[Guitar Solos: Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman]
[Verse 3]
Graze the skin with my fingertips
The brush of dead, warm flesh pacifies the means
Incised members ornaments on my being
Adulating the skin before me
[Verse 2]
Simple smiles elude psychotic eyes
Lose all mind control, rationale declines
Empty eyes enslave the creations
Of placid faces and lifeless pageants
[Chorus]
Dance with the dead in my dreams (Hello? Hello, Mr. Gein?)
Listen to their hallowed screams (Mr. Gein?)
The dead have taken my soul (Let me out of here, Mr. Gein)
Temptation's lost all control (Mr. Gein? I don't want to play anymore, Mr. Gein)
Dance with the dead in my dreams (Mr. Gein, this isn't fun anymore)
Listen to their hallowed screams (I don't wanna play anymore, Mr. Gein)
The dead have taken my soul (Mr. Gein? I want out of here, Mr. Gein)
Temptation's lost all control (Let me out now!)
Dead Skin Mask Q&A
Who wrote Dead Skin Mask's ?
Dead Skin Mask was written by Jeff Hanneman & Tom Araya.
Who produced Dead Skin Mask's ?
Dead Skin Mask was produced by Rick Rubin.
When did Slayer release Dead Skin Mask?
Slayer released Dead Skin Mask on Tue Oct 09 1990.
What did Slayer say about "Dead Skin Mask"?
In 2010, Slayer toured to celebrate 20 years of Seasons in the Abyss. When asked if he’d discovered anything new about the songs, Kerry King told SF Weekly: “You know what my funny revelation was? That I was playing the solo to ‘Dead Skin Mask’ wrong for, like, eight years. I went back and checked …...