The Gallows Don't Sleep

Chains on the street, boots pound the stone

Whispers in the dark say I'll die alone

Iron in my veins, fire in my chest

I don't beg mercy, I don't confess

The gallows don't sleep, but neither do I

Thunder in my fists, lightning in my eyes

I stand tall where the shadows meet

The law can't touch what it can't defeat

Steel doors slam, the crowd's on fire

Voices chant louder, the rope climbs higher

Blood on my hands, smoke in my lungs

I've lived by the blade and I'll die by the drums

I've been the tyrant, I've been the saint

You can brand my soul but the scars won't taint

The rope might wait, but I won't bow

Come take your shot, you won't break me now

The gallows don't sleep, but neither do I

The hammer keeps fallin, still I won't die

I stand tall where the shadows meet

The king still rules though the crown bleeds heat

The gallows don't sleep

And neither do I.