Rock / 2026-01-28
The Tyger
A reverent terror song about creation, beauty, violence, and the mystery of a maker who forged both lamb and beast.
Recording
The Tyger
Smartass Amoeba
Lyrics
Tyger Tyger burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Dared to frame your fearful sight
In what distant deeps or skies
Burned the fire behind your eyes
On what wings did he aspire
What hand dared to shape the fire
Tyger Tyger burning bright
Born of terror, forged of light
What dark mind, what fearless flame
Dared to give the beast its name
What the hammer, what the chain
In what furnace was the brain
What the anvil, what dread grasp
When the deadly terrors clasped
(this is where it turns)
Did he smile when you were done
Did he know what he'd begun
Did the lamb and tyger share
The same breath, the same despair
Tyger Tyger burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Dared to bring this fire to life