The Confrontation
from Rope and Ladder by Rope and Ladder
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We’ve got to go, they’re coming, they must have known that we were here
And if they get a hold of us they’re going to have our heads, we’ve been exposed
My darling, our death is approaching and it’s all my fault, but there must be a way out
I’m watching my life flash before me and all I see is you
I can’t believe I kept you tethered as I drowned, I pulled you down
But it can’t be too late now, think, Goddamnit!
There must be a way out
The boat has been sunk, the horse has been slain, the forest is on fire, they set it ablaze
The swell of their footsteps and the calls for my head
Play a song of insurrection of a mob of angry men
He’ll pay for his treason, he’ll burn for his sins
He stole our trust and leveraged us to overthrow the king
Oh, God, hear my prayer, as I make one dying wish
Forgive, please, my betrayer, he knows not of what he did
And take my wife into your light and hold her in your arms and tell her that I’m sorry
My dear, I am so sorry
Oh, how could they have known?
Because the only one I told is
You
Don’t tell me that you knew all along
Don’t tell me it was you all along
Don’t tell me that you knew all along
Don’t tell me it was you
We have you surrounded, you’re finished, give up
Your soul has been summoned, your flesh and your blood will nurture our pasture, will water our crop
Your time here is over, you’ll answer to God
I’ll answer to God? No! He’ll answer to me
What God of mercy sighs and idles by while I scream?
And if they get a hold of us they’re going to have our heads, we’ve been exposed
My darling, our death is approaching and it’s all my fault, but there must be a way out
I’m watching my life flash before me and all I see is you
I can’t believe I kept you tethered as I drowned, I pulled you down
But it can’t be too late now, think, Goddamnit!
There must be a way out
The boat has been sunk, the horse has been slain, the forest is on fire, they set it ablaze
The swell of their footsteps and the calls for my head
Play a song of insurrection of a mob of angry men
He’ll pay for his treason, he’ll burn for his sins
He stole our trust and leveraged us to overthrow the king
Oh, God, hear my prayer, as I make one dying wish
Forgive, please, my betrayer, he knows not of what he did
And take my wife into your light and hold her in your arms and tell her that I’m sorry
My dear, I am so sorry
Oh, how could they have known?
Because the only one I told is
You
Don’t tell me that you knew all along
Don’t tell me it was you all along
Don’t tell me that you knew all along
Don’t tell me it was you
We have you surrounded, you’re finished, give up
Your soul has been summoned, your flesh and your blood will nurture our pasture, will water our crop
Your time here is over, you’ll answer to God
I’ll answer to God? No! He’ll answer to me
What God of mercy sighs and idles by while I scream?
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from Rope and Ladder,
released February 7, 2020
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Rope and Ladder Boston, Massachusetts
Rope and Ladder is the band and rock opera created by Jay Clark and Ryan Dolen.
The project has
been more than 10 years in the making—in that time, Jay and Ryan pieced together a narrative of epic scope steeped in intrigues of war, love, and betrayal.
The album balances delicate piano against distorted guitars, driving the palpable tension that accompanies the rising stakes of the plotline.
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Feb 2020
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