Skeleton Key - Bishop Allen

Skeleton Key - Bishop Allen
You were the first in the ranks
Of the pharaoh's army
But the oppressor never really had your sympathy
Late at night I would slip in the gates
You would show me round the gardens
Of his country estate
I would wait I would wait
You would open every door for me
With your skeleton key
You were the first in the line
Of the devil's centries
But you didn't take pleasure in the men
That he was measuring
You would copy all his secrets for me
You would leave them in the hollow
Of the sycamore tree
And to think and to think
That you really could have set us all free
With your skeleton key
You were the first in the line
Of the new succession
But I knew from your confession
That you never wanted to succeed
You said you'd turn and tear the palaces down
In the fires that raged
You would throw in the crown
And the gates and the gates
From their hinges swing
With your skeleton key
You promised me
That every door was gonna open
You promised me
That every door was gonna open
You promised me
That every door was gonna open
You promised me
That every door was gonna open