By the fire, a jar of whiskey, and a banjo on my knee Oh this is all any man should need But there's an emptiness, a longing in my heart And I've been spending all my time praying For a new day a new life What I'm given never will suffice Wait and see? Why must I wait and see? Oh Father up above answer me Oh my son, I've heard your prayers, and I've come to help you out Now you must listen to your messiah, to the one true Jesus Christ It's gonna be a long ride and though you'll make it out alive It breaks my fucking heart to have to tell you That I cannot say the same for your beloved wife In her womb dwells the son of the morning star Oh, this means the end my boy, but there's still time to save us As she sleeps this very night you've got to end her life it's the only way Oh no, this cannot be the truth I refuse to believe your words You ask too much of me But if you're who you say, then this is the way it must be I know my name Yes, go forth my son And my kingdom come And my will be done here on Earth as it is in... Hell, I'd do anything that the lord asks of me Forgive me for my doubts, your voice truly is the voice of God damn, salvation rests in my hands But I won't let you down, I will swear that on my wife's grave.

I know we've had a good life but your time has come I can't let you give birth to the devil's son I don't know what you mean, dear, but you're clearly drunk Hush hush, oh my darling, my work's almost done Where did it come from this wretched idea in my head? How do I tell the lies from what the good lord has said? Why must you trouble my darling? Come join me in bed That would be lovely my dear but you're already dead I know we've had a good life but why should it end? Why must heaven and hell take my dearest of friends? Come lay with with me for awhile and we'll count the stars With the children asleep this night could be all ours

Tonight, this life I've taken One final look around This jug, these hands Are empty once again It's time to take this fate bestowed upon me to the next step I know that Jesus would be proud (or was it Satan?) I can't recall... What it's like to want to taste the rain or lean into the evening breeze I know that all things must come to change but, goddamn, if I could see where life was taking me But have I done what is right? Dear God, I believe that I might I've accomplished this holy feat But something's telling me that my job is still incomplete Maybe this curse runs deeper in her blood I must prevent my sleeping children from waking up Oh Lord I know my next task Your will, my hands, this axe No demon will become of my young No need to ask me, my savior, it's done Close your eyes and go back to sleep Ignore the cries of your brother he's had a bad dream I'll be right there, I promise, just wait your turn I'll send you both to your mother, together you'll burn Oh, how it feels to be just in one's deeds There's something about this that feels so right I can't believe it's taken me this long to see the light I'll find more demons to slaughter and trust me I can I am God's hand

I just seen something I would like to forget And that means a lot from me you've gotta admit Now I was walking near the West Bluff to deliver the post And, oh help us Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Abram Stone! What has he done with his poor family now? His wife and kids lay dead and bloodied the ground He was digging two new holes in the earth And I can tell you neither one was for her His axe her body cleft In his well, you'll find what's left Grave indeed, these tidings that you bare Swift we must be in making sure this debt is paid If what you're telling us is the honest truth Then it's quite clear to me what we've got to do now Assemble all ye men who claim to strive for what's right We're gonna have ourselves a lynching tonight Fetch your rope Tie him up Make him pay for his sins Hoist him high Make him see what he's done Let him hang We thirst for justice now Abram Stone We're coming to burn you out

I sure do hope my work impresses whoever is watching up above But either way I see no reason to end my crusade when I've just begun My children buried, their grave marked with stone Who might be next, well I'm just dying to know What's this? I think someone is outside Maybe they will be next in line Abram Stone we've surrounded your home We have your axe in possession and we know you're alone Come out and join us, we mean you no harm We have a few things we'd like to discuss They all must take me for a simpleton That is quite a length of rope for a friendly discussion I'll have you know that I have God on my side And I'm warning you now, I'll win this fight The end is nigh You must answer for your crimes / lack of faith And when you die, we won't pray that your soul be saved The end is nigh! Blood for blood, and so it shall flow Give unto the lord, unsheathe thy banjo Each note that he plucks brings a whirlwind of death Hearken to ragtime doom It's perfect, it's sacred, divine No one left alive One hundred murders, five strings

Do my own eyes deceive me? My wife, once dead, now walks I believe I did this right, I trust I watched you die Say no more boy, I've forgiven you Just come along and look upon your son, you're gonna fall in love Now it is plain to see this miracle was surely meant to be The blood still wet on my hands, too real to be a dream Has my work been all for naught, or was this God's plan for me? Say no more boy, I've forgiven you Come rest your head boy, I know what to do Let's pack our bags and take the southern train to find a brand new home We'll settle down into a quiet town that we can call our own We'll raise our son into the man that he ought to be The world will see that we are once again a family Wait a minute something's amiss You almost had me there I confess To God's own word I must stay true With this my banjo I'll end you Into the jaws of hell I send you again with a kiss on the cheek from my steel strings Broken into two, my instrument and you, I'll find another way to eradicate this spawn of Satan And yet, I hesitate For I alone decide my fate God may have sacrificed his son, but I am going to raise this one

Mount up Our time to shine has finally arrived Round them up We've got an apocalypse to attend Cut down all who dare to stand in our way This caravan stops at nothing, for no one Abram Stone has just cleared our path to The brightest future that we will ever know I've tried my best, oh Lord, for you Lucifer, that is my true name Fool, you are, just another pawn in this game I should have known Oh why did this happen, how could I have been so damn blind? But where has God been? He has forsaken me, I've been hung out to dry God wants nothing to do with you or your petty prayers I have come to bring about what you truly deserve Stand aside, there's nothing you can do now Can't you see the approaching cloud? For forty days and forty nights death will rain upon the land And plague will eradicate them all The seas turn to black and a darkness will prevail While innocent blood fuels our machine I will become more powerful than God and his son I will take us to the depths where we all belong I can see now that I am all alone God has abandoned me and they've destroyed my home But you're mistaken if you believe that I've forgotten what you did to me Eye for an eye Tooth for a fucking tooth I will find a way to meet again one day Go ahead and try But I hope you're prepared to die If that is your true wish, if this is your desire Then I'd be thrilled to oblige You underestimate me You and God will pay Oh, just wait and see What's about to come your way I'm gonna raise your son Fuck your armageddon! I will raise my son Lucifer, I know were you live Lucifer, I bet you bleed just fine (and you will) Lucifer, you're next Cry no more, my son Better days are on the horizon You will see your mother again When we pry her out of God's dying hands Nations will crumble at our feet Heaven and hell will lay in ruins We will be kings with no one left to steal our crowns Take up arms, lead us all Be proud my son, stand tall Play your song for us all Blow your horn, break these walls