The Hanged Man
The hanged man swings
Tick tock. Tick tock.
The hanged man swings
Tick tock.
The beast within him
The murderous kind
Took their lives
When he lost his mind
At least that’s what they say
The folks around the town
The rumour mill runs strong
And the lies go round and round
They say he couldn’t take it
When he lost his job that day
He just had to kill his boss
And the rest got in the way
Twenty years is what he gave them
And two weeks is all he got
Not even a second longer
No matter how he fought
He went home and kissed his wife
Grabbed his gun from off the shelf
Planned to kill that hateful man
And then he’d off himself
So he stormed the factory
Looking for the man
Who’d taken what was his
And put the gun into his hands
He found him in the office
Shot him in the head
But he hadn’t killed his boss
He’d shot another man instead
Realizing his mistake
He broke down upon the floor
Then his boss came running in
He picked up the gun once more
When he pulled the trigger
He was sure this time was right
He killed the man who took his job
He’d worked at all his life
Then they stormed the office
Three big burley guys
He pulled trigger two more times
And got one between the eyes
Next thing he knew the gun was gone
He’d been tackled to the ground
His sanity was all but lost
And would surely not be found
They cuffed the killing man
The man without a job
He didn’t say another word
Just let out a heavy sob
And now he hangs from the rope
His wife a witness here
No money to pay the bills
Her kids are nowhere near
His life is over now
With nothing left to show
What made him pull the trigger
No one will ever know.
The hanged man swings
Tick tock. Tick tock.
The hanged man swings
Tick tock.
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