SKIN DEEP MAGAZINE • 89dream I had as a child. I was very sick and was lying in bed
staring at the ceiling and it, as well as the roof, began to
break away slowly and drift upward. That kept on going
and going until I was staring directly up into the sky and I
watched it folding in on itself. It was oddly quiet as if I was
in a sound vacuum and I remember that I wasn’t scared in
any way. So for the album I put myself back into the event,
interpreted it, then expounded upon it.
I Saw the Devil was another experience I had at the
same age/time as the event in I Saw the End. Near where
I lived when I was in elementary school there was a mas-
sive park surrounded but a large wooded area. There was
a specific area within those woods that had a type of urban
legend surrounding it. The fore mentioned area was open
and flat with thin, white birch trees growing everywhere
in great contrast the older, denser woods all around it.
In the middle of this area there was a large flat rock
someone had carved a pentagram into. The story went
that a witch was buried there and then the stone was
placed over her to keep her trapped in her grave. Others
said it was a woman who was married to the devil. Re-
gardless it was an uneasy place especially for a little kid.
We had explored the area in groups but no one I knew
went there alone.
I’m not sure exactly why but I decided to cut through
there going home after little league practice one after-
noon. It was the quickest way from point A to point B and
I had convinced myself at the time the stories were exact-
ly that and amassed a little bit of courage. As I walked into
FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH THOUGH I NEVER
APPROACH A SONG OR TATTOO WITH
THE MINDSET OF ALTERING ANOTHER’S
THOUGHT PROCESS. I KNOW THAT I
KNOW NOTHING.the woods and began to cut through the area of thin white
trees I was abruptly overcome with what I can only call
pure fear. The sun felt cold and I thought I heard move-
ment all around me.
Out of my peripheral vision I thought I saw a biped type
of figure with an exceptionally long neck (like a section of a
snake) peering out from behind one of the many thin white
trees. I focused on my feet and the few feet of ground ahead of
me and started to walk faster. A few moments later out of my
peripheral again in the same place where I had seen the figure