It was a crack, it was a fissure Running down the facade The vacant eye-like windows Reflecting agony inside An unredeemed dreariness Of thought and sensation The hideous dropping off of the veil Not hear it? Yes, I hear it Yes, I have heard it Long, long many minutes hours and days Dared not speak - I dared not Miserable wretch that I am
We have put her living in the tomb Madeline Do I hear her footstep on the stair Madeline Do I hear the beating of her heart Madeline, Madeline O whither shall I fly? Blood red moon Show me the fissure Splitting the house of Usher in two Blood red moon Just enough light To show the tarn swallow it whole