The shadow of the noose grew long

A sundial of the time

The prisoner had left to live

A self-inflicted crime

To pay with death for pain he gave

To those he soon will meet

The rope hung loosely 'round his neck

The devil at his feet

You shall hang, said the judge

For your presence here on earth

Is no use to those who want to live in peace

Your evil is forever

You shall hang, said the judge

You shall hang

You shall hang

You shall hang

The hangman checked the rope

Aware the prisoner was afraid

The preacher softly praying

To our Lord his soul to save

The blindfold placed around his eyes

An unlit funeral pyre

The hangman pulled the lever

He heard an astral choir

One man's life has cost another

You shall not lie in sacred ground

The time has come to meet your maker

Down on earth they heard no sound

Your evil is forever

You shall hang, said the judge

All earthy life in you has ceased

He tried to call out to the maker

On no earthly soil he fell

The maker motioned all around

He felt his soul dragged down to hell

He saw the man that he had murdered

People he had pained on earth

Of souls returning reincarnate

No hope for his rebirth

You shall hang, said the maker

For your presence on our planes

Is no use for those who wish to rest in peace

Your evil is forever

You shall hang, said the maker

You shall hang

You shall hang

You shall hang