Oh... Hang me high hang me high Set me up with the bells in the tower And beat them hour after hour Hang me high To the bonds that seal your lips Intone a penance as you slip Into another night of bleeding flowers And in that final sinful moment Were you just seeking love so tender? Oh... Does loathsome loss become a gain? Empires stagger onwards no pain The voice of love grows out Exaltation, exaltation Ohh....hang me high Take this rainbow and bury it deep Take this serpent and put it to sleep Take these words then learn to keep Take this sow and reap Oh... Hang me high The night man coming away With the ashes of some fallen saint With some forgotten martyr to weep over Take me, take me and sleep take me keep some Do not weep, do not weep Oh....hang me high