Can you hear him rumble All the faint steps from above He’s the man who is stuck now and his life is in the past I’m the man in the attic I turn in once a day I don’t ask for much Now I am here to stay From the mist appeared A desperate man on the run Just remember your sister He’s the one to see her drown I’m the man in the attic I turn in once a day I’m the one who ran away Now I am here to stay I wanted him reminded of that unending guilt We found his body hanging Yet we hear him say: I’m the man in the attic I turn in once a day I’m the one who ran away Now we’re all here to stay