Billy Gnosis Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A crack developed and a name blew in
Billy Gnosis, weak and thin

He moved to California to start a new life
'Cause back in his hometown he just killed his wife

[Verse 2]
He started drinking heavy back then
He started eating things that made his head swim
Then his brain became a factory
For making chemicals that shouldn't be


[Chorus 1]
Oh, Billy couldn't remember his name
Billy Gnosis was going insane
And soaked in blue light, he played and played
I can still hear that sound he made

[Verse 3]
Billy burned his phone and blew up his car
He sat and watched TV and played the guitar
And read a book that made his head dim
How could he have known that there were worms within?

[Verse 4]
And the worms ate into his brain
Through his eyes and through his ears they came
They left their holes so they'd multiply
And feed on Billy's chemicals in paradise
[Chorus 2]
Oh, Billy couldn't remember his name
Our unsung hero had gone insane
And soaked in blue light, he played and played
The only thing that killed the worms like Raid

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The first time Guitarist Brett gives himself the nickname Billy.

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Perspective Sound, Sun Valley, California
Release Date
November 30, 1983
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