Randy Stonehill V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 [V1] I have a secret I can't tell And I've learned to conceal it well Ah but this disturbing smell Keeps coming from the carpet [V2] That's where the old ghosts hide away Down in the darkness and decay I work so hard to make them stay Down beneath the floorboards [V3] Oh I needed the perfect plan But it's all gotten out of hand Keep my head in the sand now It's so scary under the rug [V4] Bury your sins and they won't survive I told myself 'till the big surprise Down in the dirt is where they thrive Like little poison toadstools Under the rug [V5] It's the thing in Pandora's box Biting through all the chains and locks Now the whole house is rocking It's so scary under the rug It's so hairy under the rug [V6] Skeleton's dance and I fear they might Rattle their bones in the broad daylight So I wear a poker face Close all the curtains just in case But something lurks in the crawling space Pointing bony fingers [V7] I hear the ticking of my telltale heart Like a bomb set to blow my world apart I wish that guilt would make us smart But I'm sweeping all this garbage [V8] I have a secret I can't tell And I've learned to conceal it well Under the rug