Im waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesnt have much time Cause at 5 oclock they take me to the gallows pole The sands of time for me are running low
When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights Of a world that has gone very wrong for me
Can it be theres some sort of error Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end not some crazy dream
Somebody please tell me that Im dreaming Its not so easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying After all I am not afraid of dying Dont believe that there is never an end
As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell God be with you If theres a God then why has he let me die?
As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near Im not sorry Catch my soul cos its willing to fly away
Mark my words please believe my soul lives on Please dont worry now that I have gone Ive gone beyond to see the truth
When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then youll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion.