Shoot Me Dead

The stars have aligned With you and I in kind My heart's in quite a bind So it's been for quite a time It's here I wither In the belly of the man of wicker Sell me up the river Put your finger on the trigger You could shoot me in the arm You could shoot me in the leg You could shoot me in the heart You could shoot me in the chest You could shoot me in the face You could shoot me in the head You could shoot me dead You could tear me all apart You could free me from the flesh You could shoot me to the stars You could shoot until I beg You could turn my world dark You could lay me down to rest What am I to do? You could shoot me dead Gone beyond repair I sought the cross I bear The pill is bitter In the belly of the man of wicker Recall the safety of the cradle in the manger Now the world is full of danger Fate is rapping at my chamber door You could shoot me in the arm You could shoot me in the leg You could shoot me in the heart You could shoot me in the chest You could shoot me in the place Where you love best You could fill me full of lead You could give the powder spark You could wet me up a mess You could show me all your scars You could shoot 'til I confess You could cry for what was ours You could tell me I'm a wretch What am I to do? You could shoot me dead You could tear me all apart (Oh, oh, bullet and bone) You could free me from the flesh You could shoot me to the stars You could shoot until I beg You could turn my world dark You could lay me down to rest What am I to do? You could fill me full of lead You could give the powder spark You could wet me up a mess You could show me all your scars You could shoot 'til I confess You could cry for what was ours You could tell me I'm a wretch What am I to do? You could shoot me dead Fate is rapping at my chamber door