The Bloody Assizes - Julian Cope

Tell me your plans, hangman

I built these gallows for you

My mind, so full of rights

I am your judge, your jury, too

You are not martyrs to freedom

Wasting away by the road

Miles and miles of destruction I bring to your cause

Give me your eyes, hangman

You’ve got no use for them now

Tie me with reason and guilt

Make these cold hands feel warm

Hear but my deeds are a blessing

Run, I can run, I can run

Over the books and the learning I stumble upon

Listen with mouth open wonder

Lose, I can lose, I can lose

These four walls crumble as I cannot live by the rules

So I call up my hounds

Come along for a ride

And if you want to swing in trees

Refuse to live upon your knees

And you will never need to hide