Man I killed
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G C G
When they tightly strap me in, give me lethal injection,
Em G C D
Just a few moments to live, no remorse for what I did,
G C
It was for the betterment of man, I gave the utmost
G
sacrifice,
Em G C G
Before more damage could be done I took his life.
C D
There was a split second of silence when the dart punctured
the skin,
G C
Beady eyes rolled back in head, the body dropped from the
D
poison,
C D
They could incapacitate me, but could not erase my sneer,
G C
I heard a thousand people screaming, while three billion
D
others cheered,
G D
He was gone, and I would soon be...
G C G
Executed by the state, all appeals would be in vain,
Em G C D
I was not criminally insane, in fact, I was found to be,
G C G Em
An otherwise caring and respectable member of society,
G C G
A minor threat, except for that one man I killed.
G C G Em
As the sedatives take effect, I just smile, close my eyes,
G C
There's a priest kneeling next to me, he asks me if I
D
realise,
G C G
I was going straight to hell, and he thought that I should
Em
know,
G C
That the man I killed?s replacement planned this whole
D
Scenario,
G C D G
And what I did had no significance at all.
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