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Hangin Round the Scaffold

from Ryder Pales by Ryder Pales

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HANGIN ROUND THE SCAFFOLD

Come to the scaffold,
I’ll be pinstriped an’ blue,
Waiting for the crackle
of when the floor drops through.

They nailed the motive,
But they hoodwinked the proof,
It was your lips dear
that tipped the scales askew.

An’ ya might write the final chapter,
Pen yourself the protagonist,
But I’m the climax they’re all after,
Will make ya seem like a mist.

I’ll be right there winking at you babe,
Ya can’t change what I done did,
Ya mightta got what you were after
but ya know you shouldda stayed away from my kin!

You’re not half a bad actor,
Courtroom coughs blowing dry crocodile tears,
I saw that judge peer down your blouse babe,
I saw ya whisper in that juror’s ear.

Couldda worked on your accent,
But ya memorized like a sleuth,
An’ when that anvil marked the action
your soliloquy came shining through.

Ya might fool them with your anger,
Mascara marred photoshoot,
A lash of lies might travel faster
than my muted interviews.

But I got a whole congregation of phantoms, sugar,
An’ they got the goods on you,
They’ll haunt the treble in each peel of laughter,
They’ll be the taunts the pills can’t elude, my love,
They’ll be the taunts the pills can’t elude.

Come to the scaffold, sugar,
I’ll be pinstriped an’ blue,
Come to the scaffold, darlin,
I’ll be right there hanging ‘round for you,
Give me a needle I’ll give you a screw,
Ya shoulda known what I’d done do.

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from Ryder Pales, released August 8, 2008

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Rasp Thorne Berlin, Germany

Rasp Thorne is a writer, musician and performer based in Berlin.

Current musical projects: DRUCKS, CHAGRIN, Silk Rut (Berlin)
Previous bands include: Rasp Thorne & the Briars, LaZY SHaRKS (London) Ryder Pales, and SPAR HORNET (NYC)

Along with solo songs he has also recorded poetry extensively.

'Etched in the Ether', a collection of lyrics, is available now through CHAGRIN PRESS ... more

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