Sunrise I greet you, the beauty of your light
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so warm and tender was never the night
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In tears I see you, the last time it will be
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so give me your blessing, I'll meet my destiny
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No rest for the Sinner
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Hypnos refused me my sleep
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This was the last night of my life
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with wine I pondered on my deeds
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I drank to the devil with servants
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It's good with a friend where you go
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No one would share my last chalice
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So I drink to the ones that I know
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Ring brother, ring for me
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Ring the bells of hope and faith
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Ring for my damnation
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I am at the gallows end
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With sad emotions, I sing this epitaph
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my swansong, my headstone, the farewell of my heart
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The hills of Tyburn, up where the gallows stand
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only the vultures will come to see me hang
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Behold the sight of my Golgatha
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the gallows enlightened by the moon
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proud of his art are the carpenter
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his creation a tool for my doom
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I am the outcast no winner
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I am the fallen the one
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that lived all his life as a sinner
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The Tempter has called me his son
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Soon it is time the dark has now fled
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and I see the place for my death
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the priest he will pray for my lost soul
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I'm sure he's wasting his time
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A sinner, a fool or a devil
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or just a victim of life
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It's no fun to burn in hell's fire
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but I sure have enjoyed my life
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Ring brother, ring for me
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Ring the bells of hope and faith
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Ring for my damnation
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I am at the gallows end
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At The Gallows End
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