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lyrics

Muster mass hysteria
Fanatics in control
The truth turns into heresy
And heads begin to roll
The author of Utopia
Is killed by his own king
Goliath knows the story now
Don't give a man a sling

Just like Christ almighty,
Just like the late-great Socrates
Go on, up them stairs to the gallows
Cuz' you won't get down on your knees

In old Amsterdam the idols
Were all broken in the wake
Of Augustine's great triumph
Or Luther's grave mistake
The people of old Salem
put the witches up on trial
The Spanish Inquisition
Done up with New England style

Just like Christ almighty,
Just like the late-great Socrates
Go on, up them stairs to the gallows
Cuz' you won't get down on your knees

The Moors are at the doorstep
And they're sick of the abuse
It's been nearly a decade
Being broke is no excuse
Love your fellow man
No matter what they say
Just watch out for the hangman
For standing in their way

Just like Christ almighty,
Just like the late-great Socrates
Go on, up them stairs to the gallows
Cuz' you won't get down on your knees

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from Thomas Kivi & The Immigrants (2013), track released January 1, 2013

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Thomas Kivi Madison, Wisconsin

Singer-songwriter from the Upper Midwest whose reflective lyrics drift down a musical river of Americana--folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, country, and rock'n'roll music.

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