Pit and the Pendulum

[Intro]
I WAS sick -- sick unto death with that long agony; and when they at length unbound me, and I was permitted to sit, I felt that my senses were leaving me

[Verse]
I've awoken, eyes are open, no sky is shown, and
Thighs are broken, arms tied, and toes bent, mind soaked in
Delirium, I fear it's him, Death with a serious hymn
Problems in the world today include Syria, Flint
Footsteps near, man in white, in his hand is my life
He points above with his anointed glove, and like a handy knife
Whoosh! Something nearly slices me in two
It swings like a metronome, the plight I face is true
Back, and forth, it hacks, and tore some men apart
Can't be saved, I've got the core of Sin in heart
What can I do? I can't escape this torment
The mechanical beast has come to rape the whore's men
Hated before trends, sedated before the end
With the ray of light, spray the fright that's forming in
Will I be spared, or tossed into despair, son?
Cracked open the shell of the tortoise, and the hare won
Sound fair? Huh, I think I heard a noise
The wall's busting in, the sound of the Inquisition's burning joy
As my saviors stroll in, a piece of hope they holdin'
The pendulum stops swinging, ain't no more omens

[Outro]
There was a discordant hum of human voices! There was a loud blast as of many trumpets! There was a harsh grating as of a thousand thunders! The fiery walls rushed back! An outstretched arm caught my own as I fell, fainting, into the abyss. It was that of General Lasalle. The French army had entered Toledo. The Inquisition was in the hands of its enemies