Angel with a Sword Songtext
von Leslie Fish

I am the angel with a sword
Pacing silent at your shoulder
Sworn to the promise of my lord
Will you live to be much older?
I alone must decide

While I lived upon the earth, I was a kind and godly man
I helped the poor and served my god as much as any human can
When I died and reached the gate, the guardian said for common sin
There is a task you must perform before you can be welcomed in

So I am the angel with a sword
Pacing silent at your shoulder
Sworn to the promise of my lord
Will you live to be much older?
I alone must decide

He gave me a flaming sword and there′s someone you must slay
An evil, cruel, perverted woman who'd throw countless lives away
Gladly to prevent this evil, I set forth, assured and bold
Until I saw my target was my own granddaughter, two years old


I am the angel with a sword
Pacing silent at your shoulder
Sworn to the promise of my lord
Will you live to be much older?
I alone must decide

Can the lord be so mistaken? This is but a harmless child
Won′t it stain my soul to kill an innocent, still clean and mild?
If this be a test of me, then is blind faith what I should do
Or am I meant to think and question? Then I thought of something new

I am the angel with a sword
Pacing silent at your shoulder
Sworn to the promise of my lord
Will you live to be much older?
I alone must decide

Being dead, I am immortal; time is nothing now to me
I can walk for years beside her, I can judge by what I see
Give me reason, my descendant, justify your pride and lust
Think of me as more than conscience; I will kill you if I must

For I am the angel with a sword
Pacing silent at your shoulder
Sworn to the promise of my lord
Will you live to be much older?
I alone must decide
I alone must decide