Tono: G
G
C
G
When they tightly strap me in, give me lethal injection,
Em
G
C
D
Just a few moments to live, no remorse for what I did,
G
C
It was for the betterment of man, I gave the utmost
G
sacrifice,
Em
G
C
G
Before more damage could be done I took his life.
C
D
There was a split second of silence when the dart punctured
the skin,
G
C
Beady eyes rolled back in head, the body dropped from the
D
poison,
C
D
They could incapacitate me, but could not erase my sneer,
G
C
I heard a thousand people screaming, while three billion
D
others cheered,
G
D
He was gone, and I would soon be...
G
C
G
Executed by the state, all appeals would be in vain,
Em
G
C
D
I was not criminally insane, in fact, I was found to be,
G
C
G
Em
An otherwise caring and respectable member of society,
G
C
G
A minor threat, except for that one man I killed.
G
C
G
Em
As the sedatives take effect, I just smile, close my eyes,
G
C
There's a priest kneeling next to me, he asks me if I
D
realise,
G
C
G
I was going straight to hell, and he thought that I should
Em
know,
G
C
That the man I killed?s replacement planned this whole
D
Scenario,
G
C
D
G
And what I did had no significance at all.