On With Their Heads by Skyclad Lyrics
Here's just a few of the changes I'll make
When mankind appoints me king of Planet Earth
So pass me my crown, my scepter and gown
Hear the first proclamation of Martin I
Leaders who lied so that innocents died
Pretending to cry they beg for one's pardon
Protest? Well they might when impaled on spikes
In the grounds that surround Buckingham Palace garden
If there is a world left for the meek to inherit
These bastards would bomb it the moment they get it
Bogged down in a mire, lost all sight of their goals
Though they've gained the whole world, they've forsaken their souls
On with their heads! I'm the clown prince of fools
If you don't get the joke it's your loss
Love and laughter you see are the new currency
'cause greed's coinage is not worth the toss
(no, greed's coinage is not worth the toss)
Preachers who teach us that God loves his children
Instruct us to pray and then prey on our kids
They'll not squeal with glee as the answer to me
Placed in coffins of offal I'll nail down their lids
There's still plenty of poisonous fish in the sea
Rich with more complexes than vitamin B
If trawling for assholes you'll net a fine catch
With skulls full of sawdust, well I've got the match
On with their heads! Hear my royal decree
Shut your mouth, it could open your mind
What a change there would be if someday we could see
One-eyed men in this land of the blind
On with their heads! Now my word is the law
And your ignorant bliss is high treason
When the thought police call for you they'll have a ball
'cause the wise don't get mad, they get even
On with their heads! I'm the clown prince of fools
If you don't get the joke it's your loss
Love and laughter you see are the new currency
'cause greed's coinage is not worth the toss
(no, greed's coinage is not worth the toss)
Crackpot patricians, fascist politicians
Wheelers and dealers, big-shot money makers
Mass redundancy down the fraud factory
Now notice has been served on all liberty-takers
Those still unaware that a new age must dawn
Shall wake with their necks on the block come the morn
On my ferry to Styx everyone pays the toll
It's time to rock the boat, empty heads start to roll
On with their heads! Hear my royal decree
Shut your mouth, it could open your mind
What a change there would be if someday we could see
One-eyed men in this land of the blind
On with their heads! Now my word is the law
And your ignorant bliss is high treason
When the thought police call for you they'll have a ball
'cause the wise don't get mad, they get even
(no, the wise don't get mad they get even)
When mankind appoints me king of Planet Earth
So pass me my crown, my scepter and gown
Hear the first proclamation of Martin I
Leaders who lied so that innocents died
Pretending to cry they beg for one's pardon
Protest? Well they might when impaled on spikes
In the grounds that surround Buckingham Palace garden
If there is a world left for the meek to inherit
These bastards would bomb it the moment they get it
Bogged down in a mire, lost all sight of their goals
Though they've gained the whole world, they've forsaken their souls
On with their heads! I'm the clown prince of fools
If you don't get the joke it's your loss
Love and laughter you see are the new currency
'cause greed's coinage is not worth the toss
(no, greed's coinage is not worth the toss)
Preachers who teach us that God loves his children
Instruct us to pray and then prey on our kids
They'll not squeal with glee as the answer to me
Placed in coffins of offal I'll nail down their lids
There's still plenty of poisonous fish in the sea
Rich with more complexes than vitamin B
If trawling for assholes you'll net a fine catch
With skulls full of sawdust, well I've got the match
On with their heads! Hear my royal decree
Shut your mouth, it could open your mind
What a change there would be if someday we could see
One-eyed men in this land of the blind
On with their heads! Now my word is the law
And your ignorant bliss is high treason
When the thought police call for you they'll have a ball
'cause the wise don't get mad, they get even
On with their heads! I'm the clown prince of fools
If you don't get the joke it's your loss
Love and laughter you see are the new currency
'cause greed's coinage is not worth the toss
(no, greed's coinage is not worth the toss)
Crackpot patricians, fascist politicians
Wheelers and dealers, big-shot money makers
Mass redundancy down the fraud factory
Now notice has been served on all liberty-takers
Those still unaware that a new age must dawn
Shall wake with their necks on the block come the morn
On my ferry to Styx everyone pays the toll
It's time to rock the boat, empty heads start to roll
On with their heads! Hear my royal decree
Shut your mouth, it could open your mind
What a change there would be if someday we could see
One-eyed men in this land of the blind
On with their heads! Now my word is the law
And your ignorant bliss is high treason
When the thought police call for you they'll have a ball
'cause the wise don't get mad, they get even
(no, the wise don't get mad they get even)