🎵 A Skeleton in the Closet // by Anthrax

13 ContributorsA Skeleton in the Closet Lyrics This song is based off of the novel “Apt Pupil” by Stephen King, which was released in 1982. In it, a Nazi-obsessed high school student finds out that his neighbour is a former Nazi war-criminal in-hiding.… Read More  [Verse 1] All American, evil game of extortion A sick old man, and who would guess He was once S.S A deadly fascination, of a madman's solution Six million dead, poison tales pollute his head [Pre-Chorus] Tell me a story - will you, will you? A real good story, I won't leave till you Spill your guts old man Leave out any secrets, hiding in the... [Chorus] Any skeletons, and all your other sins Any skeletons in the closet Any skeletons, any misfortunes Any skeletons, hiding in the closet Any skeletons Any skeletons In the closet [Verse 2] It's insanity, puppetmaster boy or Nazi Apt pupil, he hears the screams Nightmares turn into wet dreams Hatred lives, boiling inside, dealing death it's bumicide In too deep, their secret stands but it won't keep (Yeaw!) [Pre-Chorus] Tell me a story - will you, will you? A real good story, I won't leave till you Spill your guts old man Leave out any secrets, hiding in the... [Chorus] Any skeletons, and all your other sins Any skeletons in the closet Any skeletons, any misfortunes Any skeletons, hiding in the closet Any skeletons Any skeletons In the closet [Guitar Solo] Ooaaoh! [Verse 3] Truth comes out, conspiracy there is no doubt His life is ruined, but no, not yet He's still got one card in the deck A loaded gun, a happy smile, he'll scope the freeway for awhile King of the world, four hundred rounds, it took five hours to bring him down Down [Pre-Chorus] Tell me a story - will you, will you? A real good story, I won't leave till you Spill your guts old man Leave out any secrets, hiding in the... [Chorus] Any skeletons, and all your other sins Any skeletons in the closet Any skeletons, any misfortunes Any skeletons, hiding in the closet Any skeletons Any skeletons, yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro] Look out Any skeletons, yeah, yeah-oh! Hahahahaha!