This song was written about Bevan Spencer Von Einem and the murder of Richard Kelvin in Adelaide in the 1980's.
Lyrics
“BALLAD OF DARK DAYS” ©2007 A/C – Michael Warren
Could he be the innocent some say he is?
I don’t think so.
Could he do what the law said he’d done?
They say the law don’t lie
If not, then why?
Lose the key
Lose the key
The boy was found in the scrub all called for blame
Why should he die?
He was dead but we all heard the scream
Then we all cried
The nation died
Lose the key
Lose the key
I can’t conceive another time when we all believed
In one man’s crime
What could make a man that depraved
Is he insane
And not to blame
Lose the key
Lose the key
His mother died and lies alone in an unmarked grave
His crime still lingers
He’s etched in our minds a dark memory
That we can’t forget
The tears we’ve shed
Lose the key, Lose the key
Lose the key, Lose the key