All Eyes On The Saint

22nd of June, 209 AD, A crowd gathers.
Ohhh they fuckin' love a good beheading.
Watch as St.Alban's head, rolls down the hill.
The crowd stood still, 'cause what they just saw,
It petrified them to the core,
Ahhh to the core.
Ahhhhhh.

As the executioner raised his as his axe,
I swear the saint smiled.

Welcome Verulamium, cathedral city,
All eyes on the saint.
Welcome Verulamium, cathedral city,
All eyes on the saint.

Our city with its beautiful history,
Is being diluted.
But we will not let go.
No we wont.
Now get a grip on your roots boy.
Don't let go.
But we will not let go.

Ahhhhhh.

As the executioner raised his as his axe,
I swear the saint smiled.

Welcome Verulamium, Cathedral city,
All eyes on the saint.
Welcome Verulamium, Cathedral city,
All eyes on the saint.

And it's cold outside.
And it's cold outside.

And it's cold outside.
And it's cold outside.

As the executioner swung his wedge,
His eyes popped right out his fuckin' head.
Then when he should see the ancient moment,
The making of the first British martyr.
British martyr.

Here lies truth, where I stand.
Here lies truth, where I stand.
Here lies truth, where I stand.
Here lies truth, where I stand.

So where St.Albans head,
Laid to rest, after the kill.
Fresh water sprung up from the ground,
At the bottom of what's now,
Holywell hill.
Holywell hill.

Ok, this is the story of Albinus, the Roman centurion 
stationed in Britain in 209AD, He was killed for sheltering
 the christian priest Amphibolus, who was on the run from 
the Romans for practicing christianity. After seeing him 
pray, St.Alban was converted to christianity and put on the
 clothes of the priest to let him escape. After being given
 a trial, the Governor forgave St.Alban and would pardon 
him had he given up his religion.

However, St.Alban denied and was sentenced to beheading. As
 the story says, he was taken up to the top of a hill. On 
the way there it is said that flowers sprung from under 
where he trod. He told his guard that he was thirsty and 
nearby a stream sprung. This is said to be the birth of the
 River Ver, although history says it had been there for a 
while. On being beheaded, a huge crowd was present. the 
first executioner could not execute St.Alban as he felt 
guilty and was overcome by an illness. The second, after he
 had killed St.Alban, who was said to have smiled at death,
 was blinded and his eyes popped from their sockets. The 

stream mentioned gave name to the place which we now call 
Holywell Hill (St.Albans dialect means that is pronounced 
Hollywell Hill).

The other references come from and inscription in STA 
saying "here lies truth, where I stand". The local council 
are all for making the area a massive tourist town, and 
thus are forgetting its roots and diluting its history for 
tourists and there is constant conflict about this between 
residents and the council. STA is a Cathedral city and we 
old Albanians are proud to claim that St.Alban was the 
first British martyr. Verulamium is the Roman name for the 
town that is now called St.Albans.