Within the sterile environment that carries out American retribution
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The threatened insist that vengeance is the only acceptable solution
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Emotions fuel the media frenzy, relentlessly searching for satisfaction
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The world¡¯s superpower, made to feel vulnerable, is now demanding action
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No one can breathe easy until he¡¯s drawn his final breath
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And taken his place amongst his victims in the company of death
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Demonized for something that our government does every single day
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But when it happens in our own backyard, you know that someone¡¯s going to pay
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Is state sanctioned murder really closure?
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Focusing on vengeance, our government will do whatever it takes
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Satisfied that this brand of justice outweighs all mistakes
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But when does an immoral act become justified
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Ignore the responsibility and a person is crucified
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By the abuse and corruption of the laws that supposedly protect
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No individual or government should have legality over death
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A life for a life, an eye for an eye, no government has the right
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To continue the cycle of violence and show it¡¯s ultimate might
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Is state sanctioned murder really closure?
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We wipe our hands clean, he got what he deserved
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In our minds we can rationalize that justice has been served
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But in reality nothing is ever really accomplished
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When justice is overshadowed by a primal need for vengeance
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Killing another person won¡¯t wash away the guilt
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Just put another victim in the house of cards the state built
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How many more lives will our government erase?
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When revenge in our legal system is commonplace
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Is state sanctioned murder really closure?
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Do you now feel safe?
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Do you now feel secure?
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Will you sleep any easier now that they¡¯ve evened the score?
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Is your mind now at peace?
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Has your way of life been defended?
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Has all of the pain or just another life ended?
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Is it your desire to see another dead?
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Will it bring you closure and put your fears to bed?
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You grasp at an illusion to use as a safety net
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But what we find in the end is a nation with no self-respect
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Not only is there the illusion of safety but also the illusion of healing
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That a death sentence is going to help how the victims¡¯ loved ones are feeling
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But instead of compassion they find a murderous beast and a bloodstain
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The government can kill all they want but they can¡¯t kill the pain
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The hurt they feel can¡¯t be cured by a lethal injection
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A state sanctioned murder won¡¯t bring about resurrection
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Death cannot mend, so we only pretend
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That the cycle of violence and all the pain ends
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Closure?
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