Lyrics
The wolf's laugh eerie cracks the humid night air
The eerie laugh of a wolf breaks the still, humid night air.
The rabbit freezes the box in his lair
A rabbit in its lair freezes in fear.
The owl hoots shrilly searching the dark
An owl hoots loudly, searching the dark surroundings.
The moon white fangs through the trees tall and stark
The moon, with white fangs, shines through tall and stark trees.
Who would emerge on a night like this
Rhetorical question about who would emerge on such a foreboding night.
Who would loose his bonds and greet the air with a hiss
Questioning who would break free and make a hissing sound in the air.
The battered Christian bows his head in despair
A battered Christian bows in despair.
The crown of sharp thorns revealed 'neath his hair
Sharp thorns of a crown revealed beneath the Christian's hair.
His scrawny body worn thin by the trial
The Christian's scrawny body worn thin by trials.
Stands taut and painful on the pilgrim's last mile
Standing painfully taut on the pilgrim's last mile.
A million fleshy things converge upon the spot
Millions of fleshy things converge upon a spot.
His eyes retort the atmosphere is hot
The Christian's eyes reflect the hot atmosphere.
Aah
An exclamation or expression of intense emotion.
The wolf sniffs ivory fanged he bristles up his spine
The wolf, with ivory fangs, sniffs and bristles up his spine.
The fox smiles knowingly but dares not step out of line
The fox smiles knowingly but refrains from stepping out of line.
Through the twisting crashing silence the broken Christian creeps
The broken Christian creeps through the twisting, crashing silence.
Each footstep like a thunderclap amongst the trunky deeps
Each footstep is like a thunderclap in the deep forest.
No bird makes sound no creature moves to break the gripping air
No bird makes a sound, no creature moves in the gripping air.
And the Christian he raises his hands up to his mouth for a
The Christian raises his hands to his mouth for a whisper he cannot dare.
Whisper he cannot dare
Indicating a whispered utterance, perhaps a prayer or plea.
La-la-la-la-laa...
Repetition of la-la-la-la-laa, possibly an atmospheric or emotional expression.
The Christian wakes trembling with sweat
The Christian wakes trembling with sweat.
The cell's dark walls stony and wet
The cell's dark walls are stony and wet.
Metallic echoes as the bolts are drawn back
Metallic echoes as bolts are drawn back, indicating the opening of a door.
The door swings inward dull light through the crack
The door swings inward, letting in dull light through the crack.
The jailer looks indifferent to him
The jailer appears indifferent to the Christian.
A routine morning martyr's death for him
Describes a routine morning, suggesting a martyr's death for the Christian.
A misty cold sad morning greets the Christian's haggard grin
A misty, cold, sad morning greets the Christian's haggard grin.
The rope is slung and the noose is tied and the Christian's neck is thin
The rope is prepared, the noose is tied, and the Christian's neck is thin.
The block is raised he stands erect the rope beneath his chin
The block is raised, and the Christian stands erect with the rope beneath his chin.
They pull the block and the Christian drops he hangs above the sin
The block is pulled, and the Christian drops, hanging above the sin.
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