To The Gallows

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Compositor: Amaya López-Carromero

A coward just like me
A coward bred of servitude and loss
Hear, hear
A coward learnt their lesson
Never to bow, never to heel

Better beast than prey; guilt to light the way
Then turn, the cheek in kindness
Blooms and pollinates, never fully undisguised
My despair a banquet for the flies

To the gallows
In the light of day
In the light of day
And here

A coward just like me
A shroud of empty words and teeth

A coward just like me
A shroud of empty words and teeth
Binding us in grief
A coward just like me
A coward bred in threats and guilt
Can’t hide from me