"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is a Type O Negative song that features Ozzy Osbourne on vocals and released as a promo single. A Status Quo cover, it is originally included on the movie soundtrack Private Parts: The Album, released in 1997, and later included on Ozzy Osbourne compilation Prince of Darkness. The song with Peter Steele on vocals was only included as low-quality demo version on October Rust cassette leaked to YouTube.
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is about seeing the face of his girlfriend everywhere—underneath the pillow, reflection on the window, and her eyes seen in the sky.
There is a fan-made music video for this song.
Lyrics[]
Oh
Ah
Oh
Ah
When I look up to the sky
I see your eyes in a funny kind of yellow
I rush to bed I soak my head
I see your face underneath my pillow
I wake next morning tossed and yawning
I see your face come peeping through my window
Oh no
Oh
Ah
Oh
Ah
Pictures of matchstick men and you
Images of matchstick men and you
All I ever see is them and... you
Oh
Ah
Oh
Ah
Windows echo your reflection
When I look in their direction
Gone
Yeah they're gone
When will this haunting stop
Your face just won't leave me alone
Oh no
Pictures of matchstick men and you
Images of matchstick men and you
All I ever see is them and you
Oh you're in the sky
You're with this guy
You make men cry, you lie
Pictures of matchstick men
Pictures of matchstick men
Pictures of matchstick men
Pictures of matchstick men
Pictures of matchstick men
Pictures of matchstick men
I can see those matchstick men
I can see those matchstick men
I can see those matchstick men
I can see those matchstick men
I can see those matchstick men
I can see those matchstick men
Personnel[]
Group performers
- Peter Steele – vocals on Type O re-recorded version, bass, additional keyboards
- Kenny Hickey – guitar
- Josh Silver – keyboards
- Johnny Kelly – drums
Guest performer
- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals on the original cover version
Enginucers
- Ozzy Osbourne – writing
- Mike Marciano – engineering, mixing
- George Marino – mastering
- Peter Steele – production
- Josh Silver – production