The Hanging
A Human Named David
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As he walked toward the gallows The man looked at me With a look so cold That I froze instantly And all of anger and all of my tears Came quick to halt This was no time for guilt Or for fear Last night in the courthouse The jury decried He's corrupted the youth And he's hijacked their minds With such questions of death Such questions of life The man's got to die If he doesn't apologize For what am I sorry For what is to blame For asking real questions Utilizing my brain The acceptance of dogma As a universal truth Gives far too much power To police and to preachers Like you How catchy how quaint But it is you that stands on trial Your life is at stake here Settle down your pompous bile You corrupted poor Xavior To speak against the church And he said and I quote God is dead Buried deep in the dirt Well that boy young Xavior You speak of him now You should talk to his priest Of his most solemn vows Well I heard from the boy sir There's a more serious crime To be told here now He was raped He was sodomized Guilty said the jury Guilty said crowd Guilty said the media Hang the devil now Guilty said the tribunal Guilty as it gets Jail him till the morning Then hang the devil there by his neck My wounds were still raw As they led him to his cell In his face was a knowing That I'd never know so well I am the young Xavior He spoke of at trial I will break my master out I will lead him to his Solemn exile May I speak now with my master I calmly asked the guard These will be my final words Just a prayer to please our god I was granted just a moment I approached with heavy heart Before my master even noticed I began to try and pick at the lock Stop it now Xavior Flee now while you can I am not a man for exile My home is on this land I will die for sacred inquiry Hang for lady truth Who's to say death's a malady It could be as lovely as you He was led through a crowd Of the most disgraceful sort They pelted him with objects Spat and swore without remorse Towards The Man towards The Thinker Adorned with thickened rope For his neck it may snap A quick death Was all we could hope In my pereifery From the tower Marcos Theodore Teresa Aimed Down Repent for your sins This is now your final chance sir The lord is looking on And he's waiting for your answer I've been a man Of the mind and love Has coursed through my veins And was shared entrusted My students they look after Me now from all sides They're quicker than your god sir You'll meet them in time There's one right behind
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