The Man I Killed Lyrics

When they tightly strap me in, give me lethal injection
With just a few moments to live, I've no remorse for what I did
Was for the betterment of man, I gave the utmost sacrifice
Before more damage could be done, I took his life

There was a split second of silence when the dart punctured the skin
Beady eyes roll back in head, body dropped from the poison
They could incapacitate me but could not erase my sneer
I heard a thousand people screaming while three billion others cheered
He was gone


And I would soon be executed by the state
All appeals would be in vain, I was not criminally insane
In fact I was found to be an otherwise caring and respectable member of society
A minor threat except for that one man I killed

As the sedatives took effect, I just smile and close my eyes
There's a priest knelling next to me, he asks me if I realized
I was going straight to hell, and he thought that I should know
That the man I killed replacement planned this whole scenario
And what I did had no significance at all