The shadow of the noose grew long. A sun dial of the time
The prisoner had left to live. A self inflicted crime
To pay with death for pain he gave to those he soon will meet
The rope hung loosely round his neck. The devil at his feet
You shall hang, said the judge, for your presence here on Earth
Is no use for those who wish to live in peace
Your evil lives forever. You shall hang, said the judge
You shall hang, you shall hang, you shall hang
The hangman checked the rope. Aware the prisoner was afraid
The preacher softly praying to Our Lord his soul to save
The blindfold placed around his eyes. An unlit funeral pyre
The hangman pulled the lever. He heard an astral choir
One man's life has cost another. You shall not lie in sacred ground
The time has come to meet your Maker. Down on Earth, they heard no sound
Your evil lives for ever. You shall hang, said the judge
All earthly life in you has ceased
He tried to call out to the Maker. On no eartly soil he fell
The Maker motioned all around. He felt his soul dragged down to hell
He saw the man that he had murdered. People he had pained on Earth
Of souls returning reincarnate. No hope for his rebirth
You shall hang, said the Maker, for your presence on our planes
Is no use for those who wish to rest in peace. Your evil lives for ever
You shall hang, said the Maker, You shall hang. You shall hang. You shall hang
