Twisted Nixon

The Personal Story Behind the Tragic Song “Hit in the Head”

A fan favorite in the most pit, this song seemed to always get outstanding play at concerts. Because the chorus can sound like just any fight to some, the most pit was always biggest when this song played to live audiences. However, the song has a much deeper and more sinister back story.

The song idea actually came from Johnny Punish and his real life experience with domestic violence.

His mother, Marcelle Tawil, was a victim of spousal abuse. Over the years, she was beaten and terrorized almost daily by a crazed and sick maniac causing irreputable harm to the family. Eventually she died as a direct result of the breaking of her spirit.

The very sad story is told through the eyes of a very young traumatized boy Johnny Punish on that fateful day when, as a witness to the crime, he watched in horror as the drunken out of control maniac posing as a father broke down the door and beat his wife senseless with a belt buckle fracturing her head as the reddest of red blood spilled onto the floor. By the graces of god, she survived that awful night to live one more day in the hell that was this so-called home only to wither away and die a slow broken death.

Born from pain, Twisted Nixon, the band added the melodies to the truth that make up this powerful and very painful song. Brian Jay Cline added some awesome guitar work with Jake “Skoor” Wickstrom on the narration and Richy Abboud providing the back beat. Paul Hampton of The Skeletones produced the song. It was recorded at Skeletone Studios in Riverside California in early 1998.

For obvious reasons, Johnny Punish always had trouble singing this song in public but did so because the message was an important one to get out.

Lyrics

Like an ant on the wall
Oh God I was so small
I could only stare and look
While her face slowly shook

He raised his drunken arm
With a belt buckle and his charm
He struck with a sudden whack
And the screams of a murder hack

HIT IN THE HEAD, HIT IN THE HEAD
There’s blood flowing down her brain
HIT IN THE HEAD, HIT IN THE HEAD
Its driving me insane
HIT IN THE HEAD, HIT IN THE HEAD
Her death is on your back
HIT IN THE HEAD, HIT IN THE HEAD
I’m coming after you jack
Let’s Go!

When your a kid you have no say
Over big people and their ways
You absorb all the blows
And then you shake down to your toes

A killers on the loose
And he’s got no fucking excuse
So I’ll hide in the shadows on time
And strike him down in my mind

Now 18 years have passed
And I’m strong and I am running fast
When you murder, you must pay
Look in my eyes for your judgement day
You can’t run and hide
I the son of your murdered bride
Of course, you forgot that day
Remember me, gonna make you payeeeee

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