Silver On Blue

They dragged me to the block

And they took me through the street of silver buildings

Where people yelled

And people jeered

And people cheered

About my fate

And everywhere it was silver on blue

They bound my hands

And they bound my feet

With silver wire

And everywhere it was silver on blue

They brought out the man who would do the job

The brought him out, in his silver uniform

And everywhere it was silver on blue

Then they made me kneel

And bow my head

And I saw the platform

Stained red

And nowhere was it silver on blue

The people

They yelled, they jeered, and they cheered

For more red

But I was quite while it hit me

And I pleaded, and I prayed, and I yearned

For one last glimpse of blue

And I looked through the haze of hate

So vehement it held me down

And I saw the man with his sword raised against the endless sky

And then everything was silver on blue