Hangman's Curl
TitanChord
Intro
Verse 1
Rope didn't take me, the iron might
Curl bar bent like a question mark
Mirror grin like a wanted poster
Sleeves rolled up where the ink starts dark
Sheriff didn't catch me in '09
Doctor didn't catch me in '13
Now the only thing comin' for me
Is the next set and the ringin' in between
Pre-Chorus
Tighten the grip
Plant the feet
Pretend the gallows ain't underneath
Chorus
Hangman's curl, hangman's curl
Forty pounds and a borrowed breath
Every rep's a stay of execution
I hang on or I hang for it
Verse 2
Boys I ran with all went down
One in concrete, one in court
Me, I traded one bad habit
For a worse one with a longer cord
Pull-up bar is a parking garage
Cell of my own design
Three more reps and the rope goes slack
Three less reps and the rope is mine
Pre-Chorus
Tighten the grip
Plant the feet
Pretend the gallows ain't underneath
Chorus
Hangman's curl, hangman's curl
Forty pounds and a borrowed breath
Every rep's a stay of execution
I hang on or I hang for it
Bridge
Funny thing about a noose
Same knot makes a barbell strap
Same wrist, same neck, same trick
Just depends which way you snap
Hangman's curl, hangman's curl
Forty pounds and a borrowed breath
Every rep's a stay of execution
I hang on or I hang for it
I hang on or I hang for it
Outro
Timing is estimated — lines are spaced evenly across the track.
Hangman's Curl
By TitanChord · Outlaw Country Rock
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Lyrics
Intro
Verse 1 Rope didn't take me, the iron might Curl bar bent like a question mark Mirror grin like a wanted poster Sleeves rolled up where the ink starts dark Sheriff didn't catch me in '09 Doctor didn't catch me in '13 Now the only thing comin' for me Is the next set and the ringin' in between
Pre-Chorus Tighten the grip Plant the feet Pretend the gallows ain't underneath
Chorus Hangman's curl, hangman's curl Forty pounds and a borrowed breath Every rep's a stay of execution I hang on or I hang for it
Verse 2 Boys I ran with all went down One in concrete, one in court Me, I traded one bad habit For a worse one with a longer cord Pull-up bar is a parking garage Cell of my own design Three more reps and the rope goes slack Three less reps and the rope is mine
Pre-Chorus Tighten the grip Plant the feet Pretend the gallows ain't underneath
Chorus Hangman's curl, hangman's curl Forty pounds and a borrowed breath Every rep's a stay of execution I hang on or I hang for it
Bridge Funny thing about a noose Same knot makes a barbell strap Same wrist, same neck, same trick Just depends which way you snap Hangman's curl, hangman's curl Forty pounds and a borrowed breath Every rep's a stay of execution I hang on or I hang for it I hang on or I hang for it
Outro
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