The Hanging Tree
Are you, are you Coming to the tree Where they strung up a man they say murdered three. Strange things did happen here No stranger would it be If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.
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Are you, are you Coming to the tree Where they strung up a man they say murdered three. Strange things did happen here No stranger would it be If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.
#colourchallenge #black He killed her and he left her, Her corpse a broken mess, Upon an open, empty grave, Waiting to be blessed.
Come a little closer, It's real, just you and me, We're lying in the darkest room, Where neither one can see.
A twee macabre,. I carve and carve,. The silver kitchen knife,. Serrated edge,. A death wish pledge,. And, sure, I'll take your life,. A twee macabre,. I carve and carve,. Upon the cinder stone,.
Now here's a story that should be told, She's a darling said the young and old, She's got a winning smile and a heart of gold, But that's before the madness took a hold.
Eat that up my darling You know it's good for you. Eat that up my darling (You silly old fool) Come on just another bite It really does taste good, You like my cooking don't you.
Oh dance; oh dance, in the dark abyss. Dance with the devil that clenches its fists. A vice Waltz with the reflection within, dance with the demon that bathes one in sin.
*brief warning* Sing a song of sixpence, A knife gash down your thigh, Four and twenty poisons, Baked into a pie, When the pie was opened, You took a nice, big bite, Oh, seeing your body on the...
Rope binds my wrists, So tight it bites the skin. Attached is a weight... Time to repay for my sin. You flipped a coin, That's what decided my fate. My luck has run out...
Get on your coat and be on your way While I sing you the song of my Dying Day.