Compass and the Ruler

"Compass and the Ruler" is a demo from the 2000 album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). The song was released in a low-quality fifty-second recording in a podcast, placed back to back with another demo titled "Jack Eats Dinner". Along with these demos was released a low-quality one-minute recording of a cover of Wes Montgomery's "Little Child", and a fourth song in high-quality, a cover of Charles Manson's "Sick City". "Compass and the Ruler" takes up the remaining 31 seconds of the podcast file, also containing "Jack Eats Dinner".

Versions

• "Jack Eats Dinner"/"Compass and the Ruler"

Lyrics

The lyrics below are not complete in the sense that the song does continue, by implication. The only publicly known clip of the song in existence runs for thirty-one seconds (0:31), and so the lyrics below reflect what is heard in the released clip.

    I know it's complicating 
    My heart keeps making and I keep taking this
    I know my life is fading
    This shit is ticking, I can't deal with this
    I...