Sunrise I greet you, the beauty of your light So warm and tender was never the night In tears I see you, the last time it will be So give me your blessing, I'll meet my destiny ♪ No rest for the sinner Hypnos refused me my sleep This was the last night of my life With wine I pondered on my deeds I drank to the devil with servants It's good with a friend where you go No one would share my last chalice So I drink to the ones that I know Ring brother, ring for me Ring the bells of hope and faith Ring for my damnation I am at the gallows end With sad emotions, I sing this epitaph My swansong, my headstone, the farewell of my heart The hills of Tyburn, up where the gallows stand Only the vultures will come to see me hang ♪ Behold the sight of my Golgatha The gallows enlightened by the moon Proud of his art are the carpenter His creation a tool for my doom I am the outcast no winner I am the fallen the one That lived all his life as a sinner The Tempter has called me his son Ring brother, ring for me Ring the bells of hope and faith Ring for my damnation I am at the gallows end ♪ Soon it is time, the dark has now fled And I see the place for my death The priest he will pray for my lost soul I'm sure he's wasting his time A sinner, a fool or a devil Or just a victim of life It's no fun to burn in hell's fire But I sure have enjoyed my life Ring brother, ring for me Ring the bells of hope and faith Ring for my damnation I am at the gallows end