O Lament - newworldson

There’s a gate with a lock and two high walls

All around me are all — seeing eyeballs

And there’s a guard with a gun should i run

Should i run, should i run

There’s a small patch of grass that i’ve handled

Through the gaps in the bars left a candle

And there’s a lapse when the guards switch their watches

No one watches, no one wathces

O lament, o lament — my savior awaits me there

O lament, o lament — why if i die should i care?

There’s a day i remember so clearly

It’s the day when the spirit moved near me

And there’s unfinished work to attend to

To attend to: i intend to

There’s a night that i chose for a reason

It’s got to do with the moon and the season

But there’s a guard wit ha gun should i run

Should i run, should i run?

O lament…

There’s a shot ringing out from the tower

Now i’m drawn to the ground by some power

And there’s a light through it’s long past the hour