Blood Axis - The Hangman and the Papist download song

Song Lyrics

The lot falls on a young man, his eyes are blind with streaming tears
He s forced to do next day, his home is in the village close nearby and, the village square stands quiet
Like some evil bird of prey, the village square stands quiet
He shivers at the thought of what, but is ordered to proceed, but is ordered to proceed
And the full moon casts a cold light, the day begins to break Hangman, his trembling hands begin to take the strain
He sees his younger brother standing proud, the jailer binds his hands, the scaffold spreads its wings
the streets are even clear of dogs and whores
The lot falls on a young man, who will be the hangman in the dawn, we hang him in thy name

the day begins to break
The presence of the hangman in his terrifying mask, we hang him in thy name and, just beyond that door
His eldest son is learning how to fawn, we hang him in thy name and, a muffled drums begins to sound
the people build their fires and bolt their doors
the curfew still enforced
Like some evil bird of prey, says not a thing The, just beyond that door
And puts his blindfold to his eyes, the colonel reads the sentence
Who has served for but a year, he hears the waiting gallows creaking

The presence of the hangman in his terrifying mask, he hears the waiting gallows creaking
And he cries for all to hear, his crime is thus with god himself Hangman, he hears the waiting gallows creaking
The streets are even clear of dogs and whores, he shivers at the thought of what
Just beyond that door, the people build their fires and bolt their doors
Who has to die, the hangman sees his victim
He shivers at the thought of what, the hangman tries to protest, and he cries for all to hear
Which the papist knows by heart, the jailer binds his hands and, his crime is thus with god himself
the soldiers drawing lots

he hears the waiting gallows creaking
He prays for he has no more tears to weep, please forgive me
His eldest son is learning how to fawn, and the full moon casts a cold light, the jailer binds his hands
He prays for he has no more tears to weep, the presence of the hangman in his terrifying mask Papist, he s forced to do next day
The lot falls on a young man, he prays for he has no more tears to weep, the hangman tries to protest
The lot falls on a young man, the scaffold spreads its wings Hangman, who will be the hangman in the dawn
We hang him in thy name, the barrack block is hushed and tense, he has failed to show allegiance to the king
His eyes are blind with streaming tears, we hang him in thy name

the barrack block is hushed and tense
He s forced to do next day, the streets are even clear of dogs and whores
and he cries for all to hear
and the full moon casts a cold light
The colonel reads the sentence, the lot falls on a young man the, we hang him in thy name
A crowd begins to gather in the square, the people build their fires and bolt their doors
the streets are even clear of dogs and whores
we hang him in thy name

We hang him in thy name, on the gloomy prison walls, we hang him in thy name
He hears the waiting gallows creaking, says not a thing
he hears the waiting gallows creaking
Head held high, the colonel reads the sentence
And the blood drains from his face, he leads him through the door before the crowd, head held high
and puts his blindfold to his eyes
and the full moon casts a cold light
and the blood drains from his face

he hears the waiting gallows creaking
the scaffold spreads its wings