I've been tryin' to tell you
About a thing I thought I saw
It came to me in a dream one night
When a voice began to callI heard my name being summoned
As I looked around to see
A hooded judge and jury
There was no mercy there for meWell, I can't make it, I can't figure it out
This dream is drivin' me crazy
I gotta know what it's all about
The mark is upon me and the mark of Cain brings fearA cold wind's blowin', ooh, right down my back
I'm runnin, I'm runnin', I'm runnin'
From a figure that's dressed in blackI think my legs are made out of lead
'Cause I'm runnin' but I'm going nowhere
The bad dream's comin' closer and closer
I got a feelin' he'll always be thereForever is a long time to spend in agony
And the demons of confusion
Have got a place for me
The mark is upon me and the mark of Cain brings fearI was tired, so tired of runnin'
I had to turn and look around
I saw eyes that looked right through me
And a voice that made no soundMy body froze, I stood and stared
Unearthly face before me
From the depths of a hooded nightmare
I saw what could not beMysteries and mayhem from the pinnacle I see
There's no answer when there is no question
The mark of Cain bears hard on me