The Horror
Moria Lyrics


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Six bullets through their brains
Face down in their misery
They told him to kill
The ghost along his side
Full of rage and
Possessed to kill
Kill them all
Moving here in the promise
Of a new beginning
This quickly swept away
By the horrors of the past
Catch them
Kill them
These murders would haunt him
Driven to insanity
The growing hate
Eyes blood shot red
This eerie coldness
And voices in his head
This is truly hell
Horror!
You must escape this
Residing in his basement
The voices still in his head
Driving him to insanity
This is his breaking point
Chasing his family with an axe
They must escape the horror




Of this house
28 days of hell

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Moria's song, The Horror, paints a haunting picture of a man who has been driven to insanity by the ghosts of his past. He has been commanded to kill, and the six people whom he shot are now lying face down in their misery. With a ghost by his side, and blinded by rage and possession, he is determined to take down everybody in his path until he eradicates all the horrors of his past. The singer then moves to a new place, seeking a fresh start, but unfortunately, the atrocities he had committed continue to haunt him. He continues to hear voices in his head, and as the hatred grows, he becomes a victim of his own mind.


The man is now residing in his basement, which seems like his only escape, yet the sound of the voices still echoes in his head, driving him towards the limits of his sanity. In his breaking point, he grabs an axe, chasing his family around the house, who must all escape the agony and horror of the man's tortured soul. The last line "28 days of hell" could suggest that this is only the beginning of a long nightmare for both the singer and his family.


Line by Line Meaning

Six bullets through their brains
Six people were shot in the head and killed.


Face down in their misery
Their bodies were left lying down, facing the ground, in a state of great distress.


They told him to kill
Someone instructed him to commit murder.


The ghost along his side
He was accompanied by an invisible presence that seemed to urge him on, like a ghost or demon.


Full of rage and
He was overflowing with anger and...


Possessed to kill
...consumed by an overwhelming urge to take human lives.


Kill them all
He was driven to annihilate everyone in his path.


Moving here in the promise
He relocated to this place in hopes of finding a better life.


Of a new beginning
He wanted to start anew, with a fresh start on life.


This quickly swept away
Those hopes were abruptly dashed


By the horrors of the past
Because of dark, traumatic events that occurred before he came to this place.


Catch them
He tries to capture and...


Kill them
...murder anyone who crosses his path.


These murders would haunt him
The burden of having killed so many innocent people would weigh on him heavily.


Driven to insanity
He became completely unhinged, mentally unstable.


The growing hate
His anger and bitterness continued to fester and grow more intense.


Eyes blood shot red
His eyes became bloodshot from stress, exhaustion or crying.


This eerie coldness
In addition to his rage, he began to display a disconcerting, unnatural chilliness.


And voices in his head
He started to hear hallucinations, otherworldly voices that taunted him and drove him to do terrible things.


This is truly hell
He felt as if he was trapped in a genuine hell on earth.


Horror!
He felt immense fear and horror throughout these experiences.


You must escape this
He tries to encourage someone else (perhaps himself?) to break free from this nightmarish existence.


Residing in his basement
He is living in a cellar or sub-basement.


The voices still in his head
The haunting aural hallucinations persisted for him.


Driving him to insanity
These auditory illusions are aggravating and exacerbating his mental derangement.


This is his breaking point
He has arrived at the worst point of his life, a complete breakdown of his mind and spirit.


Chasing his family with an axe
He pursued his own flesh and blood with a sharp, deadly tool.


They must escape the horror
His family needs to flee this terrifying environment.


Of this house
This place is filled with so much terror and mayhem.


28 days of hell
This nightmare has gone on for nearly a month, every day worse than the last.




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Danni Rose Ferguson

this song has been my screen name for YEARS. like my snapchat name is rorroheht 😂

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