Blood Upon the Risers (Gory Gory What a Hell of a Way to Die)

Lyrics: He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright. He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight. He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar. You ain’t gonna jump no more. Chorus: Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die. Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die. Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die. He ain’t gonna jump no more. “Is everybody happy?“ cried the sergeant looking up. Our hero feebly answered, “Yes“, and then they stood him up. He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked. And he ain’t gonna jump no more. He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock. He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop. The silk from his reserve spilled out and wrapped around his legs. And he ain’t gonna jump no more. The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome. Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny
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