The Hangman

from Un by Suffering, Praying Hands

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Here I stand shackled and chained
Before the judge and El Paso DA
A jury of twelve of my peers
Are gathered here to determine my fate

Here I stand before God and man
I own my guilt the only way that I can

If I did these horrid things they claim
Then most surely I deserve to pay
For the two lives lost that day
The prosecutor says he wants me hanged

Time to go, just 13 steps
The hangman's noose slips around my neck

My heart hangs heavy with remorse
And if I may please address the court
I was not myself that wretched day
I was the hand of jealousy and rage

Here I a stand before God and man
I own my guilt the only way that I can

I admit my guilt and I accept the blame
There is no mercy, only the grave
Only God can judge me I suppose
If there's a Hell below we're both gonna go

Time to go, Just 13 steps
The hangman's noose slips around my neck

Here I sit shackled and chained
Before the Judge and El PAso DA
A jury of twelve of my peers
Have gathered here and determined I'll hang

Here I stand before God and man
I own my guilt the only way that I can

(Chorus x3)
Here I stand before God and man
I own my guilt the only way that I can
Time to go, just 13 steps
The hangman's noose slips around my neck
The floor gives, the people gasp
The ghosts cry we're free at last

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from Un, released March 24, 2017
Lyrics by Thomas Butler

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