When the stranger came to town
He didnât mean to cause disconcertment
He never really had a chance since
Nonconformity
Was their reason to break down
His well pleased independence
Cause it didnât quite comply
With their own life-understanding
Look, heâs sent to the gallows
He stands up straight and sings:
Yeah â
Bless yourself
Youâll never take
Nor will you make
My spirit break
(And) all the people looking blank
Not a single soul objecting
As the freethinkerâs head sank while
Re-established truth
Did stabilize their peace
Suppressing the distracting
But evil begets evil â
So they canât suppress his tune
He stands up straight and sings -
Yeah â
Bless yourself
Youâll never take
Nor will you make
My spirit break
People that we are â
They are the people that we are â
The fuckinâ people that we areâ¦
And so he sings:
Canât you â
Canât you see that my heartâs so pure?
Yeah â
Bless yourself
Youâll never take
Nor will you make
My spirit break