The Hanged Man Rusts (Live)

By The Mechanisms

On Death To The Mechanisms

Released on May 23, 2020

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[Verse 1: Merlin & Gawain]

Gawain, I know you fear the underworld

Hate the ghouls that live in its thunder

That hunger for carrion torn asunder

By blades that glint in the dark

But hear me when I tell you straight, your

Hate’s misplaced, it’s baseless and savage

The danger’s your loathing, provoking their fear and

Their violence directed at you

I hear what you say and I’m listening

But hanged man your words make no sense

If you’ve looked in their eyes, you’d have seen it

Barbarity pure and intense

I’d love to sit down and to parley

But there’s no way to teach them to serve

A bullet is all they deserve

[Verse 2: Merlin & Arthur]

Arthur, my sheriff, I’ve news to cheer you

Your son yet lives, he’s drawing near you

And saved by those they blamed through fear

Now he’s grown up into a man

You lived, you grieved you’d ne’er again see him

But still he came though feeling deceiving

So recognise, embrace and believe him

And you may yet save your world

Well hanged man, your prophecy’s groundless

I have no son, dead or alive

It’s true that I once had a daughter

But she fell to barbarian knives

I have all those I trust around me

This world’s hard and I must be too

There’s none of that trust left for you

[Verse 3: Merlin & Galahad]

Deep within the depth of the station

You’d find the key that brings your salvation

Ornate and hidden past pain and privation

It’s clutched in the Captain’s cold hands

So take your seat, the one that they warn you from

Galahad, be strong, its visions

May overwhelm but they won’t steer you wrong

Follow them through to your fate

Well son that’s a hell of a story

But hanged man I’m glad ya choose me

I know what’s its like when those bastards

Just can’t see

Oh, I won’t forget what you told me

I’ll do what I need

If there’s any way it’ll save us

We might be freed

Of the heat

Of the violence

Of the hatred in their hearts


[Spoken: Jonny d'Ville]

"Ah, that Galahad though. Definitely top ten religious zealots. Although, do you remember the nova pope?"


[Marius von Raum]

"Nova pope?"


[Jonny]

"Yes the (blows up noise) ahhh! You know? The nova pope?"


[Marius]

"Didn't he turn out to be hundreds of mice in a hat?"


[Jonny]

"That has no bearing on the validity of his baptisms."


[Marius]

"It was a disaster!"


[Jonny]

"I mean, it was a bit of a scandal, sure but. Anyway. Point is, even he struggled at times to match the fire that I saw in Galahad."