• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Effigy - Clutch
• Effigy - Natalie Merchant
• Effigy - Andrew Bird
• Effigy - Seether
• Effigy - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Effigy - Urge Overkill
• Effigy - Converge
• Effigy - American Head Charge
• Effigy - AMERICAN
• Effigy - Vision
• Effigy - Smashup

Behold the man, a living example
Behold the man, a living example
In his likeness sacred profane
In his likeness sacred profane
Behold the man, what have I done?
The path to hell is paved
With least resistance
But those less traveled by
Shall make a world of difference
Beating myself to a pulp
Extracting from my skull
All those things I've learned to live with
All those things I've loved
All these things are killing me
A perpetual fall from grace
But the hand that feeds is the hand that beats me
Fiercely in the face
So I will build myself an effigy
Build myself an effigy
Build myself an effigy
Build myself an effigy
No longer mope in mediocre hell
No longer mope in mediocre hell
Behold the man, a living example
Behold the man, what have I done?
Behold the man in his likeness sacred profane
Behold the man, a living example
Behold the man, what have I done?
Behold the man in his likeness
What have I done?
What have I done?
What have I done?
What have I done?
Done done done
Effigy
Effigy
Effigy
Effigy
Behold the man
Behold the man
The icons, betrayal, and guilt
The icons, betrayal, and guilt
The icons, betrayal, and filth
The icon, what have I done?
Behold the man, a living example
In his likeness sacred profane
Behold the man
Behold the man
What have I done?
What have I done?

I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me
I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me
I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me
Endless so far in myself, follow me

If you come to find me affable
Build a replica for me
Would the idea to you be laughable
Of a pale facsimile?
So will you come to burn an effigy?
It should keep the flies away
And when you long to burn this effigy
It should be of the hours that slip away, slip away
It could be you, it could be me
Working the door, drinking for free
Carrying on with your conspiracies
Filling the room with a sense of unease
Fake conversations on a nonexistent telephone
Like the words of a man who's spent a little too much time alone
When one has spent too much time alone
So will you come to burn my effigy?
It should keep the flies away
If you long to burn an effigy
It should be of a man whose has lost his way, slips away
It could be you, it could be me
Working the door, drinking for free
Carrying on with your conspiracies
Filling the room with a sense of unease
Fake conversations on a nonexistent telephone
Like the words of a man who's spent a little too much time alone
When one has spent too much time alone

Say what you want but you're not getting through to me
Can you take it, can you take it?
Pray if you want but you can't get a piece of me
Can you save this, can you save this?
Don't keep saying I'm afraid of a new day
Don't you hate that, really hate that?
So stay if you want but we'll burn you an effigy
Separate us, separate us
'Cause I've been waiting for something beautiful
Can you serve it up for me?
I've been thinking that something wrong with me
Clear it up for me
And I've been hoping for something meaningful
Can you serve it up for me?
And I've been looking for something to keep coming back for more
Say what you want but you're not getting through to me
Can you take it, can you take it?
Pray if you want but can't get a piece of me
Can you save this, can you save this?
Don't keep saying I'm afraid of a new day
Don't you hate that, really hate that?
So stay if you want but we'll burn you an effigy
Separate us, separate us
Because I've been waiting for something beautiful
Can you serve it up for me?
I've been thinking that something wrong with me
Clear it up for me
And I've been hoping for something meaningful
Can you serve it up for me?
And I've been looking for something to keep coming back for more
Say what you want but you're not getting through to me
Can you take it, can you take it?
Pray if you want but can't get a piece of me
Can you save this, can you save this?
Don't keep saying I'm afraid of a new day
Don't you hate that, really hate that?
So stay if you want but we'll burn you an effigy
Separate us, separate us
Say what you want but you're not getting through to me
Can you take it, can you take it?
Pray if you want but can't get a piece of me

Last night I saw a fire burnin' on
The palace lawn o'er the land
The humble subjects watched in mixed
Emotion
Who is burnin'? Who is burnin'?
Effigy
Who is burnin'? Who is burnin'?
Effigy
Last night I saw the fire spreadin' to
The palace door
Silent majority weren't keepin' quiet
Anymore
Who is burnin'? Who is burnin'?
Effigy
Who is burnin'? Who is burnin'?
Effigy
Last night I saw the fire spreadin' to
The country side
In the mornin' few were left to watch
The ashes die
Who is burnin'? Who is burnin'?
Effigy
Who is burnin'? Who is burnin'?
Effigy
Why? Why? Why?

We're all astound, the winds have always blown
Dust to sand, the way it always gone
All that matter, is that I don't wanna come home
What I miss is a ... I didn't wonder
We'll never change, never could
At least I'll take a long way
No remains, no return
Where I've been in
The prison I've been shown
To burn again, to live it on and on
All these plans, a loved ... always burns
All of this, I want this, I'll live ...
We'll never change, never could
At least I'll take a long way
No remains, no return
Left with me in effigy
I won't wait, I won't see straight for another year on
Shout out for hate, it's a police state
I don't want a way out
Know you don't wanna catch me
Now that I got in too deep
I don't want an apology
I want an effigy,
Here I stand, the ... shown
When it comes to this, another miss
I didn't want it
We'll never change, never could
At least I'll take a long way
No remains, no return
Left with me in effigy
I won't wait, I won't see straight for another year on
Shout out for hate, it's a police state
I don't want a way out
Know you don't wanna catch me
Now that I got in too deep
I don't want an apology

Rotting legacies
Fading loyalties
Effigies for the beasts
Effigies
Distorted hearts
Worship God currency
That is so worthless to me
The poor eat the poor
Just like we've done before
Cursed by the burden youth brings
Effigies for the beasts
Effigies you and me

burn the bed
consummated
rest the head
it just holds us back now
still she keeps on looking
of course [2x]
nows theres nothing I hate as much
wet the lips
shut your pretty mouth
use the kiss
tommorrow fails to exist
still she keeps on looking
of course [2x]
now theres nothing I
it all surfaces in this light
words under my breath
taking my time
breaking your smile
feed the wish
let it flourish
head for shore
let me haunt you
still she keeps on looking
now theres nothing I hate as much [2x]
I will sleep
(It all surfaces in this light)
throughout the infection
fast asleep
where nothing can find me
words under my breath
taking my time
breaking your smile
everyone goes away
I cant even try
I watched you slip away

burn the bed
consummated
rest the head
it just holds us back now
still she keeps on looking
of course [2x]
nows theres nothing I hate as much
wet the lips
shut your pretty mouth
use the kiss
tommorrow fails to exist
still she keeps on looking
of course [2x]
now theres nothing I
it all surfaces in this light
words under my breath
taking my time
breaking your smile
feed the wish
let it flourish
head for shore
let me haunt you
still she keeps on looking
now theres nothing I hate as much [2x]
I will sleep
(It all surfaces in this light)
throughout the infection
fast asleep
where nothing can find me
words under my breath
taking my time
breaking your smile
everyone goes away
I cant even try
I watched you slip away

If they came and took away
Everything you are today
Could you find another way
All my feelings undermined
Urged to follow strict design
And I won't cross that line
Just an effigy
What I used to be
And everything that seemed real
Was just a dream
Will you side with faith or fear?
Try to save all that's dear
They might scream, but I can't hear
I've got my own cross to bare
I've still got reason to care
And in the end, I'm no worse for wear
Just an effigy
What I used to be
And everything that seems real
Is just a dream
Will you side with faith or fear?
Try to save all that's dear
Will you side with faith or fear?
Try to save all that is dear
Just an effigy
What I used to be
And everything that seems real

Hang this man; burn this man
Put to death, my imperfection,
built me now, a recreation
Pore, scar, wart, mole, roll, stye –
a straying eye
God is in the details
and don't forget the darkened husks of azure eyes
Somewhere my scarecrow
is watching and waiting
crash through the tree line
and hoist him up shaking
effigy – I burn the waste of me,
I douse in kerosene
these eyes of birthstone December cauterize
Blight the sky
and send my sins on high,
in plumes the man I knew
Takes flight in flickered release
of beautiful butane blue
Unwashed mass of follicles and folly
Scar, pores and poor decisions
Raise me up; twist the noise; my abuses
are never more to stain another life –
my war crimes excreted
somewhere my scarecrow
is writhing and wailing
below the furnace
and smell my sins melting
effigy...
skull, heal,
skin, peal,
bones, wood,
be, good
ember to mannequin of dry timber,
tin hips and leather lips smooth from my life
my former self painstakingly rendered
crab-louse coat shorn from wriggling wasteflesh,
wisp and wither
effigy...