[Verse 1]
Approach the image filled with fear
As the image grows so clear
Future now takes full control
The one whose past you now behold
[Pre-Chorus]
Touch the flesh, it is so cold
Turn away, you now have been told
[Chorus]
Never to return, memories will last
In the future, you'll think about the past
Never to forget what you have seen
[Verse 2]
People come to pay respect
Taking pictures of the dead
This is what life comes to be
Once they lived, now they're deceased
[Guitar Solo]
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Death is oh so strange
The past no one can change
What you can't predict
Is how long you'll exist
[Bridge]
Open casket
Open casket
[Verse 3]
Life will never be the same
Death can never be explained
It's their time to go beyond
Empty feeling when they're gone
[Chorus]
Never to return, memories will last
In the future, you'll think about the past
Never to forget what you have seen
What cannot be real you now believe
Open Casket was written by Chuck Schuldiner & Rick Rozz.
Open Casket was produced by Dan Johnson.
Death released Open Casket on Fri Aug 12 1988.