Free the Slave

Meet me by the riverside

Later on the day

Gonna watch the hanging of an honest man

They say he ain't the guilty one

But someone has to pay

They will not be pleased before they see him hang

As he cries out

Turn and face the crowd

As he cries out

No one makes a sound

As he cries out

Oh, he hits the ground

He cries out

Where's your spirit now?

Drown me in the river

String me from a tree

So won't you free the slave in me?

Oh, oh

Leave me when the time is near

Leave me be in peace

This is not the way you should remember me

Have you nothing else to say?

Final words of truth

Forgive them father for they know not what they do

As he cries out

Mercy can't be found

As he cries out

No one makes a sound

As he cries out

Before he hits the ground

He cries out

Where's your savior now?

Throw me in the ocean

Cast me in the sea

So won't you free the slave in me?

Don't you know, oh, don't you know

Woah, they're going to come for you

You can run, run on out

Oh, they're going to come for you

Until you bleed out

Until you bleed out

Dark days are coming

Dark days, so you should take shelter

You should take shelter

Dark days are coming

Dark days are here

So is your conscience clear?

Have you seen the brave man hanging from the tree?

Say, who'll be the first to see?