The Song of the Assassin - Stephin Merritt

My son

It’s important to remember people

When they’re gone

One can set aside an hour or two for them

Oh, the red and purple men were rivals at court

The red one thought of life as a violent sport

Where the losing guy deserves to die

Da da die, da da da da da die

So he hired an assassin to do the deed

But an honest man can’t be killed for greed

Heaven does not like preemptive strike

Stra stra strike, stra stra stra stra stra strike

But the killer had an order that he would not dare disobey

So he found an oak tree where he could bash his head

And now he’s dead

Deh deh dead, deh deh deh deh deh dead