The Long Walk

(Verse 1) The bolt screams back, a metal groan A single boot on frozen stone The chaplain starts his whispered drone But I’m already gone, I’m all alone Two shadows here to be my guide With empty eyes and practiced stride There’s nothing left to run or hide Just this cold corridor, stretching wide (Chorus) And this is the long walk, the final mile Left, right, left, in single file No room for rage, no time for guile Just counting tiles for a little while Every echo a tick of the clock A hollow beat on the cell block Resisting the impending shock One final stroll around the block (Verse 2) The buzzing light, a sickly hum My racing thoughts are going numb My history, its total sum Is this what I've become? I see a face from long ago A phantom in the pale-green glow A seed of love I didn't sow The only ghost who'd see me go (Chorus) And this is the long walk, the final mile Left, right, left, in single file No room for rage, no time for guile Just counting tiles for a little while Every echo a tick of the clock A hollow beat on the cell block Resisting the impending shock One final stroll around the block (Bridge) My own breath is a foreign sound Heavy and lost and profound My feet don't seem to touch the ground One final turn is coming 'round I smell the oak of a heavy door And something else I can't ignore The clean, cold scent of what's in store Heard all the stories told before... [Guitar Solo / Instrumental] (Outro) The long walk... The long walk ends... Ten more steps... until it ends. Nine... the chaplain mends... Eight... my soul pretends... Seven... the hum ascends... Six... Five... Four... [Music cuts abruptly or fades into the low hum of electricity]