Lyric discussion by alex33 

Cover art for Execution Day lyrics by New Pornographers, The

This a great song, but: On this day which began as execution day, And sure enough became execution day.

On this day which began as execution day, And true to form became execution day.

seems kind of lame to me.

....thats the best part of the song

the word execution is used in it's 2 contexts...one meaning 'beginning' and the other, 'ending' as if to kill...how very punny and clever!