I felt no guilt ’til I was caught and I was told that I was guilty
And even then I wasn’t really sure, yeah-ye-yeah
That 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, by the time I realized it
I’d given up everything I ever loved, yeah-ye-yeah
’Cause the thing you lack when you’re looking back is the pressure, the feel that you have to act
Yeah 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 decipher 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 ’til I was down and I was told that I was bleeding
And even then I knew I wasn’t done, yeah-ye-yeah
The scars I get, they will just collect, ensuring that I won’t forget
Reminders of the battles that I’ve lost and that I’ve won
And I will fight until I have died or all my enemies are allies
And even then I will sleep with an open eye, yeah-ye-yeah
’Cause the night is long and our foes are strong and I know the road we travel on
It always 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 decipher 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 holds you dear but you don’t wanna let it go
Someday we’ll lose the war but ’til 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 hope
When it was time to fight
I chose a side but I knew in my heart that something didn’t feel right
So I stood my ground and 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 decipher 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