The Prisoner Lyrics - Live At The Maltings 1976 - Rick Wakeman

The shadow of the noose grew long 

A sun dial of the time 

The prisoner had left to live 

A self inflicted crime 

To pay with death for pain he gave 

To those he soon will meet 

The rope hung loosely round his neck 

The Devil at his feet 

"You shall hang," said the judge, 

For your presence here on earth, 

is no use for those who wish to live in peace. 

Your evil is forever. 

"You shall hang", said the judge. 

"You shall hang, 

You shall hang, 

You shall hang." 

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The hangman checked the rope 

Aware the prisoner was afraid 

The preacher softly praying 

To Our Lord his soul to save 

The blindfold placed around his eyes 

An unlit funeral pyre 

The hangman pulled the lever 

He heard an astral choir 

One man's life has cost another 

You shall not lie in sacred ground 

The time has come to meet your Maker 

Down on earth, they heard no sound 

Your evil is for ever, 

"You shall hang," said the judge. 

All earthly life in you has ceased. 

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He tried to call out to the Maker 

On no earthly soil he fell 

The Maker motioned all around 

He felt his soul dragged down to Hell 

He saw the man that he had murdered 

People he had pained on earth 

Of reincarnate souls returning 

No hope for his rebirth 

"You shall hang", said the Maker, 

For your presence on our planes, 

Is no use for those who wish to rest in peace. 

Your evil is for ever, 

"You shall hang", said the Maker 

"You shall hang. 

You shall hang. 

You shall hang." 

"You shall hang", said the Maker, 

For your presence on our planes, 

Is no use for those who wish to rest in peace. 

Your evil is for ever, 

"You shall hang", said the Maker 

"You shall hang. 

You shall hang. 

You shall hang."