21 Summers

my mind has wandered the length and breadth of this this world
my eyes have seen other lands across the sea
my heart has sought reason to be pure but found nought
these are the things that lead me to stand before thee

your countenance and your overall comportment
run contrary to what the rector said to me
no horns upon which a man can hang his conscience
no cloven hooves to clamber up from purgatory

and all that i seek is 21 summers shining on me
all that i give in return
is all that i spurn

a pox on those who devotion to the king chose
death to thee if you oppose democracy
the time has come for us to force ourselves an outcome
kingdom come be damned… i’ll do it for me

so i step inside the dark forest where the witches and the wolves hide
i see the silhouette of an old man holding an object
i detect the stench of hell as a faraway chapel rings a vesper bell
i can tell you’re here to make clear the terms of our pact

and all that i seek is 21 summers shining on me
all that i give in return
is all that i spurn

be warned, you say, cos we need to do this my way
you can sign right here but let me make one thing clear
your soul is mine if you just put your name to this line
i’ll be coming back for payback in seven years

hell no, i go, the deal was twenty-one summers from the get-go
hell yes, you stress, and it don’t matter how much you protest
because i had another look at your case
and your plans for around this place
and decided i’m giving you less

and all that i seek is 21 summers shining on me
all that i give in return
is all that i spurn

well the time’s gone quick since i did the deal with old nick
a fool could see how i’ve made it work for me… and my country
the dark clouds seethe and cackle like thieves in the far south
he’ll be coming back for payback presently

and all that i sought was 21 summers shining on me
all that i gave in return
was all that i spurned