A sin I didn't care for,
But a sin that paid my debts,
A sin that fed my children,
And burned my smiles and cigarettes
It seems to me like this is the executioner's view on what he does for a living.
It's a sin he doesn't care for, but it gives him the money and resources to pay his debts, feed his children, and buy (as well as light) his cigarettes. But this all comes at a price- it burns his smiles, and crushes any optimistic view of the world he may have.
A sin I didn't care for, But a sin that paid my debts, A sin that fed my children, And burned my smiles and cigarettes
It seems to me like this is the executioner's view on what he does for a living.
It's a sin he doesn't care for, but it gives him the money and resources to pay his debts, feed his children, and buy (as well as light) his cigarettes. But this all comes at a price- it burns his smiles, and crushes any optimistic view of the world he may have.