the killer is the ninth track on glass beach’s sophomore album plastic death.
Lead singer J. McClendon describes it as a “furry” song, in a similar fashion to the previous track puppy.
According to the band’s OurCulture interview, “the killer” referenced throughout the song is “the anxieties of su...
[Verse 1]
In pouring rain
The killer wanders the wet riverbank
In sneaker tracks
To lead him back to the folks he'd chased away
[Chorus 1]
As foxes dodge his soles
And root through rabbit holes
Underneath as nesting dolls
The tender flesh to carry home
[Verse 2]
A trail of blood
Crimson and warm splattered cross the ragged brush
"Oh little fox, you got caught in the teeth of a hunter's trap."
[Chorus 2]
And tore through skin and bone
Where iron teeth take hold
And underneath as nesting dolls
The tender flesh to carry home
[Outro]
As you decide through killer eyes
Taken by your trembling trigger hand
In gentle jaws, the barrel of your .22
the killer was written by J. McClendon & Jonas Newhouse & Layne Smith & William White.
the killer was produced by glass beach.
glass beach released the killer on Fri Jan 19 2024.