THE TRIAL

Lyrics by DEAD CAN DANCE

All my senses rebel
under the scrutiny 
of their persistent gaze.
It took a lifetime to get here,
a journey I'll never make again.
For those who have accepted 
the burden of shame.
For the innocent only guilt will remain
and our lives will be forced to accomodate
the perpetrators of our own bastard race.

All my senses rebel
under the scrutiny of their persistent gaze.
It took a lifetime to get here,
a journey I'll never make again.
I stand accused 
of a thousand and one crimes.
A witness to events that led up 
to this present time.
These traditions,which bind our hands 
and keep us tied,
will never survive the greater test of time.

Deliver me from these feverish eyes
that threaten to unbalance 
my state of mind.
For I must confess 
only to the smallest of crimes.
A sense of guilt
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