A Gallows Prayer Lyrics

A rope to soothe these weary bones
As holy milk to our lord
Lead me through torture, pain and sorrow
Bound by the throat I fall below

To vomit life, to vomit suffering
Preside over me that I may not weep

Formless spirit, show me the spell to break the noose
To cease the visions, to rot the oak at its roots
Dark-eyed constituent
Take me away from dreams of darkening times
Teach me to sleep inside the starless night

A road paved only by the weight of all the world
Give me a staff on which to lean
Eyes to see, the fire to breathe
Or give me the spade to dig a grave