A Date With Eternity

Sentenced, condemned to a death
And maybe one I trully deserve
The outcome - the hammer came down
My peers did not wait
Felt no need to deliberate long

Now I'm sitting here on death row
There are no more appeals to be made
I'm counting the days till I pass
Till I march on to eternity

A preacher is brought before me
Confession secure a gateway
This is no time to surrender
No time to taste defeat
Get him the fuck away from my door
He won't hear my plea
He wanna sell his tales of salvation
Not today

The warden appeared and he unlocked my cell
Avoiding the stare I'm sure he knows all too well
The spirit of death that haunts this here row
Says a hundred and seven steps till I go

Days now after some consideration
The warden says the legend is true
My countdown for the gallow pole
Down to the step

Reign I forever
Fuck you all
No lament
No regret

The warden appeared and he unlocked my cell
Avoiding the stare I'm sure he knows all too well
The spirit of death that haunts this here row
Says a hundred and seven steps till I go

And now before my accusers I stand
One last chance to absolve the sins of his hands
Uttered no final words but the snap of my neck
As I plunged deep into...