“Number Three”  by William Thompson (lyrics for Mixposure)

Verse one

Escaped the Lima State asylum, where he’d been since he was 17.

Had killed his mother, father and sister, for reasons only he could see

He was not born that way, but a demon took the soul of that boy,

No love, no care, no way could they now stop his need to destroy.

Verse two

After ten years of weaving baskets, shock treatments and too many pills to count.

The model patient saw his chance, cut through a fence and made his way out.

So now he changed his name, his clothes,  his looks, but never changed his mind.

He hated what the world had done to him and each day three more victims he’d find.

CHORUS

So how do I know this, curiosity killed the cat.

Been so nice to meet you, what I say may be hard to grasp.

They say confession is good for your soul,

But once you learn the truth, it will never be retold

So now it’s too late for you to see, that monster is me.

So now it’s too late for you to see, that monster is me.

Verse three

He was a stone-cold psycho, at least that’s what the doctors would say.

He would murder 3 more strangers by the end of this day.

The papers had a field day, with daily stories his of slash and gore.

Kept counting the number of dead by threes, like a gambler with his eyes on the score.

Can’t catch the so-called “triple killer”, cause he looks like you and me.

When your prey are random and innocent, doesn’t leave them much to go on you see

So lock your doors and windows, and keep your loved ones close

Cause it’s the killin’ of people with people who care that satisfies him the most.

CHORUS

So how do I know this, curiosity killed the cat.

Been so nice to meet you, what I say may be hard to grasp.

They say confession is good for your soul,

But once you learn the truth, it can never be retold

So now it’s clear, you can’t see…  that monster is me.

So now it’s too late for you to see, that you are this day’s number three.

Outro

That you are this day’s number three.

That you are number three.

Number three

Our 2019 Halloween Song Challenge submission...

Words & Music by William Thompson who sang lead vocal and played acoustic guitar

Back-up vocals by Jacki Grapentine

Collectively, The TrueVulgarians