"A Cannibals Lament" lyrics

"A Cannibals Lament"

Well, I'm not just a guy
There's me, myself, and I
The tolling of the bell alone in guarded cell
The firmament of stars as seen through iron bars
With penchant for delicious company

Oh, the 25-year span of the Sawney Bean Clan
Was just a sad conjecture of a foolish Englishman
The voices sang to me that I be Sawney Bean
Watchful in the darkness for thee

This place will not let me fulfill my destiny
Damn these walls to hell and fruitless therapy
But if they only knew what we planned to do
I lay awake devising my departure

Oh, the 25-year span of the Sawney Bean Clan
Was just a sad conjecture of a foolish Englishman
The voices sang to me that I be Sawney Bean
Watchful in the darkness for thee

Howling and hungry in the moonlight
The latch of heaven's gate will never open
Open for me
For me

The voices sang to me that I be Sawney Bean
The voices sang to me, the voices sang to me
Watchful in the darkness for thee
The voices sang to me that I be Sawney Bean
The voices sang to me, the voices sang to me
Watchful in the darkness for thee


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