Death Row Swan Song

There’s no moon to shine On the solemn night The stars has siege, prior to dawn Death has painted the skies dark Like a grave The whole prison yards commemorate To enormous silence A sign of respect To honour a fellow comrade Who will be the next visitor Of hell Before the daylight spell At 0500hrs The death row inmate Stood still on his last pray Speaks to God, come what may He will endure, for crime does not pay The execution is here to stay A new scene appears Fellow inmates singing in unison Song after song synchronized To the tune of the last Beethoven On earth To send one of them to Hell or Heaven God knows For, come 0530hrs Another death certificate Circulates 07/01/2008 Republic of Singapore