The Tragedy of Man (Part 2: Justify)

The last petition for clemency was turned down yesterday So now they strap him in that room to die The i.v.’s are inserted in his veins One in each arm The needles that they use are sterilized And all these efforts for the kill Annihilate the life That we all take for granted Human right Justify, such a lie Tell me why, can we justify That they die, that’s a lie Tell me why, can we justify? Can we justify? Can we justify? The poison runs through the body now to paralyze his lungs The cramps will shake him while his heart stands still Whatever he had done before This killing is just the same This cannot be the answer, nothing’s healed And all these efforts for the kill Annihilate the life That we all take for granted Human right Justify, such a lie Tell me why, can we justify That they die, that’s a lie Tell me why, can we justify? Can we justify? Can we justify? And all these efforts for the kill Annihilate the life That we all take for granted Human right Justify, such a lie Tell me why, can we justify That they die, that’s a lie Tell me why, can we justify? Justify, such a lie (Tell me why), can we justify That they die, that’s a lie Tell me why, can we justify? Can we justify? Can we justify? Who wants to be the one to throw the stone? Who... We’re choking on revenge, that’s all we’ve known