Lyrics to
The Hanging Tree

This version of The Hanging Tree was released by Uriah Heep in 1977.

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Crush into the arms of Satan
Reaching for the hands of God
I’m robbing ev’ry mind of wisdom
Running so he won’t get caught
He’s out the law by majority
In branded all his live
And some say that he’s a sinner man
As he rides from day to night

He’s a bad man so they say
Livin’ for his life and livin’ free
Running swift and secretly
So we’ll miss the hanging tree
Wounded spirits on the wind
Ridin’ to his dream and destiny

He’s locking up the wall of posters
Calling for his friends to see
Laughin’ loud as he rides away
Kicking up the dust with speed
Time hunts him down the pathway
And freedom is the horse he rides
Glory is the dream he’s after
And fortune is his hearts delight

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Uriah Heep has released many songs over the years besides The Hanging Tree. Uriah Heep released songs from 1970 to 1998 spanning across albums like Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, Salisbury, Look At Yourself, Demons And Wizards, The Magician's Birthday, Sweet Freedom, Wonderworld, Return To Fantasy, High And Mighty, Firefly, Innocent Victim, Fallen Angel, Conquest, Abominog, Head First, Equator, Raging Silence, Different World, Sea Of Light, and Sonic Origami. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Uriah Heep.

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About Lyrics and The Hanging Tree by Uriah Heep

The lyrics to The Hanging Tree are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Uriah Heep used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to The Hanging Tree have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Uriah Heep and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to The Hanging Tree by Uriah Heep. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to The Hanging Tree" means the words set to the music of The Hanging Tree, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to The Hanging Tree and the lyrics to The Hanging Tree are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Hanging Tree, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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