Little Hector What Have You Done?
Carach Angren Lyrics


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Hector was nine. In school making colorful drawings most of his time. One day he made this horrible portrait of a dead man and his child. The teacher was shocked! How could such a young lad draw pictures so sad?

Hector was asked to explain. He replied: "It's me and daddy in the attic; hanging when we are dead."

Cold and dead!

Later that day, the boy left school early. Hector ran away. When he came home, he found his daddy's revolver. Now it's time to play. While father slept, his son blew his brains all over the bed. Then he went upstairs to the attic. There the kid shot himself through the head.
Cold and dead!

Mother came home and saw her husband. Mother came home and saw her son. Her soul collapsed and her heart froze. After the funerals she took an overdose.

It is the house! Haunted! The house is cursed, the house is damned. Bewitched! Touched by the devil's hand. Haunted! The house is bitter and sad. Bewitched! It somehow drove little Hector mad.

Once upon a time during the war the Nazis came and breached down this door.

"Aufstehen!" The men head to stand and see.
"Hinsehen!" How their women got raped so brutally. So hard...

Cold and dead!

Father resisted and for that he was taken upstairs after his boy. With his hands tied to his back and another rope around his neck, they made him stand upon the shoulders of his own dear son. Unfortunately the child could not hold his daddy that long.





For several days he sat amongst his ravished and executed family. Eventually he knotted a rope out of his own bed-sheets and hung himself next to daddy.

Overall Meaning

The song "Little Hector What Have You Done?" by Carach Angren tells a chilling story of a young boy named Hector who draws morbid pictures at school and later goes on to murder his father and himself. The lyrics highlight the disturbing events that lead up to this tragic incident and the effect it has on Hector's mother and the house they live in. The song sets the scene with Hector's innocent childhood, spending most of his time drawing. However, a shift occurs as he draws a dark portrait of a dead man and his child, which alarms his teacher. When asked to explain, Hector reveals that it is a depiction of himself and his father hanging in the attic after their deaths. Hector's response is a foreshadowing of the tragedy to come.


Later that day, Hector runs away from school, returns home, and finds his father's revolver. During the night, Hector murders his father in his sleep and then proceeds to shoot himself in the head in the attic. When Hector's mother returns home, she discovers the bodies of both her husband and son. The tragedy leaves her desolate, and she takes her own life after the funerals. The song also alludes to a haunting presence in the house - perhaps the spirits of the father and son or the house’s historical past.


The song takes a disturbing and graphic turn as it unfolds. It explores the themes of mental illness, domestic violence, and self-harm. The story emphasizes the dangers of neglect in taking mental health illnesses and warning signs seriously. It is a tragic tale of a young boy who was failed by society, resulting in fatal consequences. The song leaves a haunting and unsettling impression on the listener.


Line by Line Meaning

Hector was nine. In school making colorful drawings most of his time.
Hector was a young and creative child who loved to draw and spent most of his time doing so while he was in school.


One day he made this horrible portrait of a dead man and his child. The teacher was shocked! How could such a young lad draw pictures so sad?
Hector drew a disturbing picture of a dead man and his child, which shocked his teacher, who wondered how a child as young as him could draw such sad pictures.


Hector was asked to explain. He replied: "It's me and daddy in the attic; hanging when we are dead."
When asked to explain his drawing, Hector revealed that he drew himself and his father hanging in the attic when they are both dead.


Cold and dead!
The repetition of the phrase "cold and dead" serves as a grim reminder of the fate that Hector and his father met in their lives.


Later that day, the boy left school early. Hector ran away. When he came home, he found his daddy's revolver. Now it's time to play.
Hector left school early and went home, where he found his father's gun and decided it was time to play with it.


While father slept, his son blew his brains all over the bed. Then he went upstairs to the attic. There the kid shot himself through the head.
Hector killed his father while he was sleeping by shooting him in the head, then went to the attic and shot himself in the head as well.


Mother came home and saw her husband. Mother came home and saw her son. Her soul collapsed and her heart froze. After the funerals she took an overdose.
Hector's mother came home to find her husband and son dead, which left her traumatized and heartbroken. She eventually took an overdose after their funerals.


It is the house! Haunted! The house is cursed, the house is damned. Bewitched! Touched by the devil's hand. Haunted! The house is bitter and sad. Bewitched! It somehow drove little Hector mad.
The house that Hector lived in is cursed, haunted, and touched by the devil's hand which drove Hector mad.


Once upon a time during the war the Nazis came and breached down this door. "Aufstehen!" The men head to stand and see. "Hinsehen!" How their women got raped so brutally. So hard...
During the war, the Nazis came and breached the door of their house, causing chaos and destruction. The men were forced to stand and watch as their women were brutally raped.


Father resisted and for that he was taken upstairs after his boy. With his hands tied to his back and another rope around his neck, they made him stand upon the shoulders of his own dear son. Unfortunately the child could not hold his daddy that long.
Hector's father tried to resist the Nazis, but was caught and taken upstairs after his son. He was forced to stand on his son's shoulders with his hands tied behind his back and a noose around his neck. However, the child was unable to bear the weight of his father for long.


For several days he sat amongst his ravished and executed family. Eventually he knotted a rope out of his own bed-sheets and hung himself next to daddy.
After several days of seeing his family ravaged and executed, Hector's father knotted a noose from his bed-sheets and hung himself next to his dead son.




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Hector was nine. In school making colorful drawings most of his time. One day he made this horrible portrait of a dead man and his child. The teacher was shocked! How could such a young lad draw pictures so sad?

Hector was asked to explain. He replied: "It's me and daddy in the attic; hanging when we are dead."

Cold and dead!

Later that day, the boy left school early. Hector ran away. When he came home, he found his daddy's revolver. Now it's time to play. While father slept, his son blew his brains all over the bed. Then he went upstairs to the attic. There the kid shot himself through the head

Cold and dead!

Mother came home and saw her husband. Mother came home and saw her son. Her soul collapsed and her heart froze. After the funerals she took an overdose

It is the house! Haunted! The house is cursed, the house is damned. Bewitched! Touched by the devil's hand. Haunted! The house is bitter and sad. Bewitched! It somehow drove little Hector mad

Once upon a time during the war the Nazis came and breached down this door

"Aufstehen!" The men head to stand and see
"Hinsehen!" How their women got raped so brutally. So hard...

Cold and dead!

Father resisted and for that he was taken upstairs after his boy. With his hands tied to his back and another rope around his neck, they made him stand upon the shoulders of his own dear son. Unfortunately the child could not hold his daddy that long

For several days he sat amongst his ravished and executed family. Eventually he knotted a rope out of his own bed-sheets and hung himself next to daddy



All comments from YouTube:

Félix Herrera

They really know how to tell a very good brutal and sick horror story! You got to love this band. Amazing!!

Hector

LOL! My name is Hector. I just discovered this band, and will hopefully have the pleasure of seeing them live next year.

Dark 22

Ahahaha

DeGrandpapa

what have u done hector

Number DCLXVI

This band only do masterpieces! 

Okk

Damn. That vocal delivery.

Penguincamp

Man, these lyrics are some of the darkest lyrics ever, I even have trouble listening to this. I guess it just goes to show that if you go out of the stereotypical norm and put your own thought into music you'll end up with something more powerful.

Ken Stepp

Penguincamp damn straight

Aldo Vlahovljak

Ridiculous how they can deliver so amazingly.

Peste Noire is nightcore for nazis change my mind

this band is absolutely amazing.

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