The Proof from Diabolical Streak by JILL TRACY

The Proof
Words and music by Jill Tracy


oh dear old Maddie Burton
she was always so uncertain
the moment that would end her life
came with her husband's hunting knife

the precocious Phineas Ray
never felt the need to pray
knelt with a bullet to his head
and a note pinned to the bed
(that read)

I want to believe in something
I'm still searching for the truth
I want to believe in something
I have finally found the proof

agoraphobic Walter Strauss
never ever left the house
looking for salvation there
he threw himself down the cellar stairs

little Anna would not eat
a skeleton from head to feet
afflicted with society's ills
sometimes it is only the mirror that kills
(it hangs there still)

I want to believe in something
I'm still searching for the truth
I want to believe in something
I have finally found the proof

they thought Reginald was fine
despite the voices inside his mind
he silenced them with the roar that came
as he locked eyes with the northbound train

far beneath the angry sea
Edward sought tranquility
sweetly smothered by the waves
he submerged into his watery grave
(where he remains)


I want to believe in something
I'm still searching for the truth
I want to believe in something
I have finally found the proof

• Alternative
• dark acoustic
• dark cabaret
• goth
• noir
• piano
• San Francisco