[Verse 1]
Every dog has his day they say, and a house attached
And a bitch of a spouse to match
Meet Barbas, companion to Clavicus Vile
He'll tell why you couldn't succeed without the mask

There's no doubting the fact, how's that you ask?
Promote a image of yourself and get doused in cash
The real self stays hidden, enshrouded in mystery
Cause now you're living in a Baskerville chateau

Artificial art as opposed to the so-called natural
And you are not that, nor have you
Illusory protection gets shattered
Word to the liquid sword wielding chess master

Life's not preoccupied with the hereafter, men are
Therefore reflections are found, in our memoirs
Rolled to a bundle, delivered to the virtual doorsteps
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[Verse 2]
A whistle silent to a human ear, beckons the setter
As the rifle gets shouldered when hunters are shooting deer
This is how you know that you're prepared
By Pavlovian conditioning, to do as your partner expects ya

Let me continue this lecture, most people find pleasure
In manipulation, to which a dog is more receptive
Than a cat is, you wonder whose ego is petted?
The caregiver's or the caretaker's? When bare naked

A talk turns to a situation, where there's no escaping
Primal instinct to run is negated
Primal instinct to procreate is left baseless
Cause it's about continuation or separation

Puppy eyes cry a basin, cause someone kicked it
Bark up the wrong pitbull and be a victim
Money Is A Major Issue, be a good retriever
Or feel the hyenas' teeth gleefully sink in


[Verse 3]
Rabid howl choir, voice of the Cerberus
Your signature affirmative, the curtains lifted
Applause was heard from distance, purgatory visions
This was then, well now, things are quite different

The contract's expired, the hellhounds are sent in
Better draw a line of salt at all points of entrance...

Well, it's obvious you didn't
Entrails are found from the toilet to the kitchen
The voice of reason spoke back then, you wouldn't listen
Cause every ambition has a price of admission