Iron Lady-Diamanda Galás

[ti:Iron Lady] [ar:Diamanda Galás] [al:Malediction And Prayer] [by:] [offset:0] [00:02.48]Iron Lady - Diamanda Galás [00:04.00]Written by：Phil Ochs [00:05.03] [00:19.20]Have you seen the iron lady's charms [00:27.71] [00:32.59]Legs of steel leather on her arms [00:42.10] [00:43.79]Taking on a man to die [00:47.71] [00:48.79]A life for a life an eye for an eye [00:52.91] [00:53.67]And death's the iron lady in the chair [01:00.75] [01:05.22]Stop the murder deter the crimes away [01:10.70] [01:14.29]Only killing shows that killing doesn't pay [01:20.76] [01:21.33]Yes that's the kind of law it takes [01:25.42] [01:26.82]Even though we make mistakes [01:29.89] [01:30.76]And sometimes send the wrong woman to the chair [01:37.76] [01:41.98]In the death row waiting for their turn [01:46.99] [01:50.13]No time to change not a chance to learn [01:54.36] [01:56.80]Waiting for someone to call [01:59.42] [02:01.53]Say it's over after all [02:04.81] [02:06.02]They won't have to face the justice of the chair [02:12.63] [02:16.17]Just before they serve him one last meal [02:19.65] [02:22.50]Shave his head they ask him how he feels [02:27.12] [02:29.52]Then the warden comes to say goodbye [02:33.17] [02:34.06]Reporters come to watch him die [02:36.90] [02:37.55]Watch him as he's strapped into the chair [02:43.67] [02:47.51]And the chaplain he reads the final prayer [02:52.05] [02:55.39]Be brave my darling the Lord is waiting there [03:00.94] [03:03.11]Oh murder is so wrong you see [03:05.57] [03:08.32]Both the bible and the courts agree [03:11.31] [03:12.32]That the state's allowed to murder in the chair [03:20.94]In the courtroom watch the balance of the scales [03:27.56] [03:28.21]If the price is right there's time for more appeals [03:32.77] [03:35.76]The strings are pulled the switch is stayed [03:38.61] [03:39.60]The finest lawyers fees are paid [03:42.84] [03:43.43]And a rich man never died upon the chair [03:50.60] [03:51.79]Have you seen the iron lady's charms [03:58.08] [03:58.72]Legs of steel leather on her arms [04:03.54] [04:05.08]Taking on a man to die [04:08.03] [04:08.74]A life for a life an eye for an eye [04:12.35] [04:13.34]That's the iron lady in the chair