I felt no guilt ‘till I was caught and I was told that I was guilty And even then I wasn’t really sure, yeah yeah But the thing I felt was guilt itself, or maybe it was something else Frustration at the fact that I was ever caught at all I told a lie that multiplied before the time I realized it I’d given up everything I’d ever loved, yeah yeah ‘Cause the thing you lack when you’re looking back Is the pressure that you feel that you have to act Everything is clearer when you’re looking at the past oh no...
And I don’t care if I lose because my heroes did too They shouted, “Court should be adjourned because the jury are fools!” And the judge can’t decide for his left from his right or his right from his wrong And I will bite the hand that thieves, I will not turn the other cheek This is no threat it is a promise I will keep So what’s the point pretending when we’ve seen behind the curtain and there’s nothing much to see, oh yeah....
I felt no pain till I was down and I was told that I was bleeding And even then I knew I wasn’t done, yeah yeah ‘Cause the scars I get they will just collect insuring that I won’t forget Reminders of the battles that I’ve lost and that I’ve won And I will fight till I have died Or my enemies are allies But even then I will sleep with an open eye, yeah yeah ‘Cause the night is long and the foes are strong But I know that the road will travel on It only seems so dark because we’ve almost reached the dawn oh no...
And I don’t care if I lose because my heroes did too They shouted, “Court should be adjourned because the jury are fools!” And the judge can’t decide for his left from his right or his right from his wrong And I will bite the hand that thieves, I will not turn the other cheek This is no threat it is a promise I will keep So what’s the point pretending when we’ve seen behind the curtain and there’s nothing much to see, oh yeah....
And everyone will claim, that they knew from the beginning Exactly how it ends, but they still just went on sinning The sudden rush you feel when realizing everything you know will fade away It haunts you dear, but you don’t wanna let it go Someday we’ll lose the war But ‘till then we will dream of winning
I won't forget the things you said when I was down and I was tired of it The words you spoke, they brought me home
When it was time to fight, I choose a side But I knew in my heart that something didn’t feel right So I stood my ground, I waited for a sign, and I sang....
Oh I don’t care if I lose because my heroes did too They shouted, “Court should be adjourned because the jury are fools!” And the judge can’t decide for his left from his right or his right from his wrong And I will bite the hand that thieves, I will not turn the other cheek This is no threat it is a promise I will keep
So what’s the point pretending when we’ve seen behind the curtain and there’s nothing much to see