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To the Gallows

from Beginning to see the Light by Chimneyheart

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I went to the gallows
I held my head up high
I went down there to prove to myself
that I wasn't afraid to die

I skipped my last meal
what drink is on the menu?
what ever you like it's your night tonight
but there wasn't
much to choose

the beer was stale
& so was the air
people gathered up everywhere
& I tried to blend in & look casual
just like I didn't care, but I did

and now the bells chimed
it was my turn to bathe in the lime light
on shaky legs I climbed up the stairs
from deep inside I cried

I complied
with the hangman
he put my head in the noose
I looked out on the people
& it broke my heart
to see them so amused

as I fell through the floor
of their old contraption
the crowd gasped as the rope snapped
& I landed on my back

I went to the gallows
I held my head up high
I went down there to prove to myself
that I wasn't afraid to die

I went to the gallows
I tried to stand up tall
as I came to
man was I surprised
That it wasn't my time after all

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from Beginning to see the Light, released May 31, 2014

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Chimneyheart Berlin, Germany

Henrik Svedlund is a Swedish artist/ musician based in Berlin.

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