No Trial Lyrics

No Trial

The prophecy of history surprises me in dreams

Revenge so sweet for a thousand feet is never what it seems

In the long walk down the road

The weak keep getting weaker and the poor keep getting owed

While millions praise the speaker the safety net erodes

They took an eye for and eye until they couldn't see beyond their cold hard cash

Fought fire with fire and found themselves living in a city of ash

They took a tooth for a tooth in a dentist's dream and found that they couldn't smile

Holding a mouthful of justice without putting themselves on trial

The news today, what did it say?

I almost can't recall

A shrubbery for the presidency

A little bird if he should fall

And I hear them talk of peace

Spending their vacations shooting helpless geese

Imagining all the nations that they'll conquer burn and fleece

They took an eye for and eye until they couldn't see beyond their cold hard cash

Fought fire with fire and found themselves living in a city of ash

They took a tooth for a tooth in a dentist's dream and found that they couldn't smile

Holding a mouthful of justice without putting themselves on trial

Oh help me mama

Help me mama

I've been singing the blues

It brings me down when you're not around

I got holes down in my shoes

And I hear you're stepping out

Footsteps on my forehead

My throat too sore to shout

The pace is growing torrid and it strangles me with doubt

We took an eye for and eye until we couldn't see beyond the cold hard cash

Fought fire with fire and found ourselves living in a city of ash

We took a tooth for a tooth in a dentist's dream and found that we couldn't smile

We were holding a mouthful of justice without putting ourselves on trial

They took an eye for and eye until they couldn't see beyond their cold hard cash

Fought fire with fire and found themselves living in a city of ash

They took a tooth for a tooth in a dentist's dream and found that they couldn't smile

Yeah they were holding a mouthful of justice without putting themselves on trial