I'M WAITING
IN MY COLD CELL
WHEN THE BELL
BEGINS TO CHIME
REFLECTING
ON MY PAST LIFE
AND IT DOESN'T
HAVE MUCH TIME
'CAUSE AT FIVE O'CLOCK,
THEY TAKE ME
TO THE GALLOWS POLE
THE SANDS OF TIME
FOR ME ARE RUNNING LOW
RUNNING LOW, YEAH!
WHEN THE PRIEST COMES
TO READ ME
THE LAST RITES
TAKE A LOOK
THROUGH THE BARS
AT THE LAST SIGHTS
OF A WORLD THAT HAS
GONE VERY WRONG FOR ME
CAN IT BE THAT
THERE'S SOME SORT OF ERROR?
HARD TO STOP
THE SURMOUNTING TERROR
IS IT REALLY THE END,
NOT SOME CRAZY DREAM?
SOMEBODY, PLEASE TELL ME
THAT I'M DREAMING
IT'S NOT EASY
TO STOP FROM SCREAMING
THE WORDS ESCAPE ME
WHEN I TRY TO SPEAK
TEARS FLOW,
BUT WHY AM I CRYING?
AFTER ALL,
I'M NOT AFRAID OF DYING
DON'T I BELIEVE
THAT THERE NEVER IS AN END?
AS THE GUARDS MARCH ME
OUT TO THE COURTYARD
SOMEBODY CRIES
FROM A CELL,
"GOD BE WITH YOU"
IF THERE'S A GOD,
WHY HAS HE LET ME GO?
AS I WALK,
MY LIFE DRIFTS BEFORE ME
THOUGH THE END IS NEAR
I'M NOT SORRY
CATCH MY SOUL,
IT'S WILLING TO FLY AWAY
MARK MY WORDS,
BELIEVE MY SOUL LIVES ON
DON'T WORRY NOW
THAT I HAVE GONE
I'VE GONE BEYOND
TO SEEK THE TRUTH
WHEN YOU KNOW
THAT YOUR TIME
IS CLOSE AT HAND
MAYBE THEN
YOU'LL BEGIN
TO UNDERSTAND
LIFE DOWN HERE
IS JUST A STRANGE ILLUSION
YEAHYEAHYEAH,
HALLOWED BE THY NAME
YEAHYEAHYEAH,
HALLOWED BY THY NAME
YEAH YEAH YEAH