What's interesting is that the song's protagonist seems to be looking at his whole situation in a positive light. "That I'll soon be there" = "That I'll soon be in the spirit world." He seems to finally be coming to terms with his crimes, and why he's in the electric chair. And he's hoping that, once he dies, he'll find serenity in the after life.
What's interesting is that the song's protagonist seems to be looking at his whole situation in a positive light. "That I'll soon be there" = "That I'll soon be in the spirit world." He seems to finally be coming to terms with his crimes, and why he's in the electric chair. And he's hoping that, once he dies, he'll find serenity in the after life.