The Executioner

By Disciple

On Skeleton Psalms

Released on January 13, 2023

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[Intro]


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[Verse 1]

I never was the picture of a model son

A crooked criminal they caught holding the gun

It got so hard to see the truth from all the lies

Slowly becoming more and more what I despise

I never should've left my foot inside the door (Inside the door)

Never content and always craving something more (Something more)

I feel the darkness closing in on every side

It’s time for something deep inside of me to die


[Pre-Chorus]

The executioner puts the cross upon my back (Cross upon my back)

How beautiful, the breath that is my last


[Chorus]

Start praying over me last rites

I’m giving up the ghost inside

I’m hanging on the nails I drive

This cross is where I come to die

And I’ve waited so long

This is the hill I’ll die on

Start praying over me last rites

This cross is where I come to die


[Post-Chorus]


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[Verse 2]

You’re not allowed to see the cards against my chest

I never trust nobody with my wretchedness (With my wretchedness)

So I sit and try to fight this fight alone (Fight alone)

I fake allegiance, can’t decide which side I’m on

So I scream, beat my head against the wall

Forget the walk, can’t even crawl

I abuse the wounds that grace healed

You say you love me but it’s hard to love myself


[Pre-Chorus]

The executioner puts the cross upon my back (Cross upon my back)

How beautiful, the breath that is my last


[Chorus]

Start praying over me last rites

I’m giving up the ghost inside

I’m hanging on the nails I drive

This cross is where I come to die

And I’ve waited so long

This is the hill I’ll die on

Start praying over me last rites

This cross is where I come to die


[Post-Chorus]


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[Breakdown]

Let the hammer swing down

I’ve made my peace

Said my goodbyes

There’s no eulogies

When this convict dies


[Bridge]

My beautiful executioner

My beautiful executioner

I’ve made my peace

Said my goodbyes

There’s no eulogies

When this convict dies

I’ve made my peace

Said my goodbyes

There’s no eulogies


[Chorus]

Start praying over me last rites

I’m giving up the ghost inside

I’m hanging on the nails I drive

This cross is where I come to die

And I’ve waited so long

This is the hill I’ll die on

Start praying over me last rites

This cross is where I come to die


[Outro]

Let the hammer swing down

I’ve made my peace

Said my goodbyes

There’s no eulogies

This cross is where I come to die