Lyrics
Yo. Listen. (Yo. Listen.) (Yo. Listen.) A sovereign ring and a dove so bright, And a hempen rope on the elder tree. For you the Penthouse, the Ivory white, Roses turn pale in the hood, you see. A narrow bed for the long goodnight, White sheets wrapping the boy and me. Gold on the finger, rope on the neck, Life is a gamble, I’m paying the debt. You see the sunrise, I see the cell, Heaven for you but I’m living in hell. Keep it in silence, keep it unsaid, Sleep with the ghosts when you lie in the bed. A garland of rue for the crown on your head, And seven stretch years till the heart is gone. For you the cypress, the roses red, Red was the stain on the garden lawn. For me the hemlock to wake up dead, Red was the blood when the knife was drawn. Gold on the finger, rope on the neck, Life is a gamble, I’m paying the debt. You see the sunrise, I see the cell, Heaven for you but I’m living in hell. Keep it in silence, keep it unsaid, Sleep with the ghosts when you lie in the bed. Gold on the finger, rope on the neck, Life is a gamble, I’m paying the debt. You see the sunrise, I see the cell, Heaven for you but I’m living in hell. Keep it in silence, keep it unsaid Sleep with the ghosts when you lie in the bed. (Yo. Listen.) The knife was drawn. (Yo. Listen.) (The knife was drawn.)