Madstone

He was carrying that mad stone that just wouldn't fall away

So he woke up one bright morning to another broken day

Took himself down to the edge of town, to the edge of his domain

Tied himself to the fence to wait

And there he said, "Here, devil, here, devil, hear me when I call

You've been waiting for your moment, you've been waiting for my fall

Been running 'round my brain like you had something to say

So why don't you come tell it to my face, tell it to my face"

Still raving at the hour, oh, when all the witches meet

While his wife was inside crying and his children were asleep

They had pleaded with him gently all along that day

But he wouldn't have it any other way

And he said, "Brace yourselves now children

Run along, 'cause here they come

My very own abominations laughing in the midday sun"

He had feathers in his hair, broken tethers flapping in the wind

And he said, "Come right in, I'm so glad you came, so glad you came"

He was made to listen, 'til his eyes couldn't hear

Hollow words are breaking like the dawn up through the hills

Oh, and he waited until

And the devil said, "Boy, you are a fire-

Eater, how'd you get to be that way?

Lift your eyes and drop that stone, we live to fight another day

Take it on back from the edge of town, from the edge of your domain

Go back home and join the human race"

"For who exactly do you think it was you were calling by that name?

Who exactly do you think it is that's carrying your name?

Yes, you are the beautiful number and this time you get away

But guess who's gonna race you 'til you're dead

Said, boy, I'm gonna race you 'til you're

Dead, 'til you're dead, 'til you're dead"

Well, I