Court in the Act

Into the fire
There is no turning back
You smiled into my face
Then stabbed me in the back

Your blades of steel have cut me
Deeper than they did before
You're washed up on the rocks now
Can't take it anymore

Fiction or fact, raped or intact
Court in the act

Crushed hearts and broken treaties
Follow you around
The ghosts from your deep past
Rise up to hunt you down

The ritual has trapped you
Evil in your head
Dark side of innocence
It's the justice of the dead

It's all a trial of fire
Through smoke you cannot see
Those chains they weigh you down
You struggle to break free
Buried alive is your fate

Your face reflects the shock
Your broken figure stands
All alone in the dock