Sign of the Times

SONG 52...now, I have a year's worth of songs...that's got to be worth something...
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PAINFULLY BEAUTIFUL

There is a pattern
I’ve been watching in the sky for days
Flirting with the hangman
Who’s laughing cause he loves to watch me wait
Thought I could bribe him
If I played it smart and cool
But the thing about the hangman—
Is he is making all the rules

Now, I’ve been hanging…
And I’ve been swinging
And he’s been taunting me
Then a flash in the sky…
And I see his knife
He’s come to cut me from this tree

**CHORUS**
I hope I fall…
I hope I fall so hard
I hope I break some bones
And my body’s jarred
I hope I fall…
And when I come around
I’ll find the whole damn time
You were on the ground
Below my feet…
And then I’ll know
That hanging from his noose
Was not so bad…
It was painfully beautiful

There is a full moon
Setting in the west
I’ve been watching it
Night after night without rest
Talking to the hangman…
Pleading for his sympathy
But the thing about the hangman—
Is he alone knows when to set me free

Now, I’ve got rope burns…
Around my neck
They’re getting deeper by the day
I see him approaching…
He’s loosening the knots
Something’s about to break

**Chorus**

It’s not for me…to decide
Cause this lifetime is not mine alone
It’s not for me…to decide
Cause the laws of time are not mine to know
It will be worth the wait
When the rope is frayed and about to break
It will be worth the wait
When I finally see…
You were beneath the tree...

I have waited…
Agitated
And he’s been mocking me
Then lightening flashes…
And I see the slashes
As his knife cuts me free

**Chorus**

I hope I fall...
I hope I fall...
I hope I fall so hard from this tree
I hope I fall...
I hope I fall...
And when I finally fall
I will find that you're
Below my feet
And then I'll know
That hanging from his noose
Was not so bad...
It was painfully beautiful