I think the idea came from the picture - taken in Dimmingsdale, Staffordshire on my iPhone, one sunny Sunday.

Also inspired a little by the main character in Mark Lawrence's brilliant Broken Empire trilogy. Read it.

Lyrics

Despair sucked like a whirlpool
Hungry and black
I stared into the darkness
And the darkness stared back
I was ready for salvation
But something held me back
I was lost, and then I found myself
On the left hand track

Oh don't go down that road, they said,
It'll turn a boy's blood cold
But I've never been amenable
To doing what I'm told
And there's something about the righteous
Raise the hackles on my back
So I smiled and took my leave
Along the left hand track

(And I never looked back)

I saw friends and acquaintances
Discarded like trash
I ordered hallowed institutions
Burnt away to ash
I would have sold my soul to the devil
But the old boy couldn't raise the cash
How I'm relishing the hellish
On the left hand track

Oh some say I'm a Demon
With a heart as black as sin
But if you find yourself attracted
To my devilish grin
And you'll wager untold riches
For the conscience that you lack
Take my hand and walk beside me
On the left hand track

(And never look back)