Name: The Hangman's Son Pt. I
Duration: P00H04M29S
Description: Part I of a series of songs chronicling the Hangman and his Son. The series follows a fictional plot line that we've loosely based aspects of our band upon, particularly our name.

The Hangman's Son Pt. I

from Farther Along by The Hangman's Son

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Part I of a series of songs chronicling the Hangman and his Son. The series follows a fictional plot line that we've loosely based aspects of our band upon, particularly our name.

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When I was younger, well I knew this land my Son.
Those days are gone now, well the darkness has begun.
From blinded peddlers, to the joker, to the theif,
We stand before them as the ropes hang to our feet.

We're told to wait here, well to wait under the trees.
Those worn out pines that our Father took his leave.
Those bastards framed him, though his honour wouldn't run.
His blood still courses through the Hangman's Son!

I don't want to live like the Hangman's Son.
I don't want to run, I don't want to run.
I don't want to live like the Hangman's Son.
I don't want to run, I don't want to run! Oh Oh!

In times of worry, hear the silence through the leaves.
That sorry stillness that can only mean one thing.
They've found their way here, traced the water through the brook.
It won't be long now, 'till we see the one they took.

Our Father's last breath, hear it echo through our ears.
It's closing in now, well that blackness that we've feared.
The ground beneath us, oh it rushes from our feet.
Our final thoughts in the Hangman's seat!

I don't want to live like the Hangman's Son.
I don't want to run, I don't want to run.
I don't want to live like the Hangman's Son. No!
I don't want to run, I don't want to run! Oh Oh!

I don't want to live like the Hangman's Son.
I don't want to run, I don't want to run.

Well, I don't want to live like the Hangman's Son.
I don't want to run, I don't want to run.
I don't want to live like the Hangman's Son. No!
I don't want to run, I don't want to run!

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from Farther Along, released December 16, 2015
Extra Instrumentation by Johnny McArthur

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The Hangman's Son Peterborough, Ontario

The Hangman's Son are a small town folk band from Peterborough, ON.

The band consists of two acoustic guitars, two distinct vocals, and the occasional banjo roll.

Their main focus is writing and producing the type of music in which they feel influenced and inspired by, while blending their own experiences into the mix. ... more

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