The Tower Lyrics

So bloody cold you can see your breath

Your dank cell reeks of fear and death

Keys rattle down the corridor

Your cold blood curdles at what's in store

All hope evaporates

For those who pass under the Traitor's Gate

You may have held power but now it's too late

It's too late, it's too late

No pardon, no reprieve

Climb these stairs and you'll never leave

Never leave The Tower

Hot needles under your nails

They have methods that never fail

Turn the screw, ratchet the rack

Rupture your joints and splinter your back

All hope evaporates

For those who pass under the Traitor's Gate

You may have held power but now it's too late

It's too late, it's too late it's too late

No pardon, no reprieve

Climb these stairs and you'll never leave

Never leave The Tower

Now the floor is warm and wet

As you bleed here in this oubliette

No argument or artifice

Can deny Power its sacrifice

Just tell them what they want from you

Even if it isn't true

The balance of your soul must be paid

To gain the mercy of the headsman's blade

No pardon, no reprieve

Climb these stairs and you'll never leave

Never leave The Tower

Never leave The Tower

The Tower

Climb The Tower

The Tower of London