Name: Blade of Iron
Duration: P00H04M33S
Description: The binding of Isaac, in this case to the melody of the old folk song, "Copper Kettle."

Blade of Iron

from Eking Out A Prophet by Ilan Speizer

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The binding of Isaac, in this case to the melody of the old folk song, "Copper Kettle."

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Get you a blade of iron,
Get you a fire stone,
Load your ass with good, dry timber,
Take the boy you call your own

And you’ll climb up on the mountainside
While the moon is bright,
Waiting for the break of day
With a boy to sacrifice.

Build you an alter of hickory.
Hide the truth with smiles.
Tears won’t do you any good
When you’re tying down your child.

You’ll just climb up on the mountainside
While the moon is bright,
Waiting for the break of day
With a boy to sacrifice.

Daddy, I see the firewood,
Flint, and a good knife, too,
But I don’t hear no bleating sheep,
So tell me what you gonna do?

We’ll just climb up on the mountainside
While the moon is bright,
Waiting for the break of day,
Praying for a sacrifice.

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from Eking Out A Prophet, released July 16, 2019

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