Blackie's Wake - Karma Comes Knockin'

Blackie's Wake

KARMA COMES KNOCKIN'

He wore a crown and played the saint

A fake masterpiece he loved to paint

But behind the mask he was small and bored

Hunting women in the house of the Lord

They were young and naive the perfect prey

A flock of believers he led astray

Telling his lies with the smile of a demon

The wife in denial, ignored all the treason

I wonder how it went as he took his last breath

And the casket was lowered to a six foot depth

Arrived at the gates stripped of his mask

To hell with the wolf as we drink from the flask

Vengeance is mine has never sounded sweeter

'Cause that little lying man was a three-timin' cheater

As the high horse stumbles 'n the lights go dim

Karma comes knockin' on arrogance and sin

We were taught to forgive and then let it go,

But he kept trophies of the game just for show.

The devil himself in a Sunday church pew,

Ruining lives just for something to do

I wonder how it went as he took his last breath

And the casket was lowered to a six foot depth

Arrived at the gates stripped of his mask

To hell with the wolf as we drink from the flask

Arrived at the gates stripped of his mask

To hell with the wolf as we drink from the flask

INSPIRATION

Every once in a while, we run into a human being who makes a sport of hurting others. This lyric, and ultimately the song, is a reckoning about the inevitable law of sowing and reaping.

"Karma Comes Knockin'" shines a spotlight on a wolf in sheep's clothing, a predator who used a church pew to target and mislead the innocent while ruining their lives.

I chose a driving, Celtic-like anthem to celebrate the exact moment the wolf ran out of luck and was stripped of his mask.

The term “dancing on his grave” comes to mind.

Cheers!

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