Tortured

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"Tortured" (also known as "Tortured in the Orchard") is a song by The Residents, recorded in 2002 during the Demons Dance Alone sessions but left off the final track listing, instead appearing on the bonus disc of its deluxe edition. Despite being seemingly a completed track, it has seldom been acknowledged by the group, and never performed live.

Lyrics

Unseen or heard,
he was tortured;
His heart beat for birds
in an orchard.
As sun rays played
not far away,
wetness found a face
lost in grey shade.

His heart was sleeping
while it was creeping,
but his lover's leaving
left it bleeding.