Spooks Illustrated is the name of a band that existed as an afternoon recor… Read Full Bio ↴Spooks Illustrated is the name of a band that existed as an afternoon recording session in the Spring of 1999. The project consisted of Chris Rogers (aka Mordred Bathory) and Darcy Andrews (aka Azrael Abyss) from Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada.
The name Spooks Illustrated is a reference to a title of a magazine a character is reading during the introduction to the TV show "The Munsters".
The recording session resulted in three songs. The Oral Office (Version 3.2 Dirty Little Goth Boy Remix Featuring Special S.) was a cover of a Mr. Cock & Balls song titled "The Oral Office", to which Darcy Andrews was a member. Super Goth was a song written and performed by Chris Rogers as a parody of an acquaintance of his who happened to be "too goth for words". The most well-known song from that session was "Terrible Lie", an acoustic cover of a Nine Inch Nails song performed by Chris Rogers.
Not long after the songs were recorded, "Terrible Lie" made it way onto the internet through a circle of friends and eventually onto some P2P networks (most notably Napster at the time). As a result there were a lot of misconceptions and speculation regarding who actually recorded the cover, and searches for the song at one point would return results stating it was recorded by A Perfect Circle, Tool, Placebo and even Marilyn Manson.
The name Spooks Illustrated is a reference to a title of a magazine a character is reading during the introduction to the TV show "The Munsters".
The recording session resulted in three songs. The Oral Office (Version 3.2 Dirty Little Goth Boy Remix Featuring Special S.) was a cover of a Mr. Cock & Balls song titled "The Oral Office", to which Darcy Andrews was a member. Super Goth was a song written and performed by Chris Rogers as a parody of an acquaintance of his who happened to be "too goth for words". The most well-known song from that session was "Terrible Lie", an acoustic cover of a Nine Inch Nails song performed by Chris Rogers.
Not long after the songs were recorded, "Terrible Lie" made it way onto the internet through a circle of friends and eventually onto some P2P networks (most notably Napster at the time). As a result there were a lot of misconceptions and speculation regarding who actually recorded the cover, and searches for the song at one point would return results stating it was recorded by A Perfect Circle, Tool, Placebo and even Marilyn Manson.
Terrible Lie
Spooks Illustrated Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Terrible Lie' by these artists:
David Bowie & Nine Inch Nails (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Marilyn Manson (Hey God) Why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Nine Inch Nails (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Nine Inch Nails (Remixes) (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Nine Inch Nails / Nine Inch Nails (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Nine Inch Nails(나인 인치 네일스) (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Nine Inch Nails/David Bowie (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Nine Inch Nailsⴀ (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Ofln - Nine Inch Nails (Hey god) why are you doing this to me? Am I…
Static-X Why are you doing this to me? Am I not living…
The Newlydeads Terrible lie Terrible lie hey, god why are you doing this to…
The Parson Red Heads ?? Last night on my mind I can hear you say You′re not…
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13CrazyDaisies
I love the original, but this version made me realize how cool and emotional the lyrics are.
lindsay murphy
My husband has an amazing singing voice. I love him so much.
Bark Underjord
Love the original, love it live, love this cover one and hail the lyrics overall. Masterpiece!
Lily Zenith
Thank you so much for putting this out there. Im glad this was captured, and im glad i heard it. <3
jazz strider
always wanted to know who done this - I found it listed as Tool - cheers
Stephanie Love
I hope this is what I hear as my eyes close for the last time.
Lyndsi Grosso
I wouldn't sing to you if my life depended on it so close your eyes and dream of something else
rootzboy
I can confirm all the info above is correct. I am friends with the guys who recorded this and it was just some great friends getting together and recording for fun.