Contempt Lyrics

I stand accused of treason

12 bitter scowls fall on me

The gavel cracks like a whip

I confess, I hold this court in contempt

For want of an advocate

The saboteur speaks for me

Throw the book, I throw it back

And confess, I hold this court in contempt

I fade

Into the walls

Draw the shades

Down on it all

This island once was a mountaintop

This villain once was a child

I'm a ruin, I warned them all

I confess, I hold myself in contempt

We change

Perhaps our finest art

Draw the shades

On the senile heart

Wait for me

I won't be long

For I don't belong

Anywhere but here

Contingencies in place

Reserved a solitary space

Guilt erodes the chamber walls

Of the senile heart

Drunken father of the land

Stands proud and tall in his disgrace

Beats down each helping hand

Condemns us to our fate

I hold you in contempt