The Trial
Bob Ezrin/Roger Waters Lyrics

Good morning, Worm, your honor
Greetings to you, my esteemed judge.

The Crown will plainly show
The prosecution is going to present obvious proof.

The prisoner who now stands before you
The defendant being accused here in this court.

Was caught red-handed showing feelings
He was caught revealing emotions publicly.

Showing feelings of an almost human nature
It was an expression resembling sentient beings.

This will not do
This is unacceptable.

Call the schoolmaster
Summon the defendant's teacher or mentor.

I always said he'd come to no good
I predicted that he would turn out to be wrong.

In the end, your Honor
Ultimately, as time passed by, your Highness.

If they'd let me have my way
Had the authority permitted me to enforce my methods.

I could have flayed him into shape
I could've reformed him through strict action.

But my hands were tied
But I was unable to take any action because of external limitations.

The bleeding hearts and artists
Those who are sympathetic and creative.

Let him get away with murder
Allowed him to evade justice without consequences.

Let me hammer him today
Let me punish him now.

Crazy
Lunacy or madness.

Toys in the attic, I am crazy
I am a madman imprisoned in the attic with toys.

Truly gone fishing
Permanently departed without any plans of coming back.

They must have taken my marbles away
They deprived me of good sense or sanity.

Toys in the attic, he is crazy
Referring to the defendant, who is also insane.

Call the defendant's wife
Summon the defendant's spouse.

You little shit, you're in it now
You're in trouble now, you scoundrel!

I hope they throw away the key
I hope they keep you locked up for a lifetime.

You should've talked to me more often than you did
You ought to have spoken with me more frequently.

But no! You had to go your own way
However, you went on to choose your own path.

Have you broken any homes up lately?
Recently, have you destroyed families or relationships?

Just five minutes, Worm, your Honor
Requesting a brief moment, your Honorable Judge.

Him and me alone
He and I only.

Baaaaaabe
Referring to his spouse or lover.

Come to Mother, baby
Come to me, my dear love.

Let me hold you in my arms
Allow me to embrace you tenderly.

My Lord, I never meant for him to get in any trouble
I swear, my Lord, I had no intention of causing him harm.

Why'd he ever have to leave me?
Why did he have to die or abandon me?

Worm, your Honor, let me take him home
Honorable Judge, please allow me to take him with me.

Over the rainbow, I am crazy
I'm insane beyond the frontiers of reality.

Bars in the window
Metallic bars obstructing the window.

There must have been a door there in the wall
Perhaps there was a door before they closed up the wall with bricks.

When I came in
Upon entering the room.

Over the rainbow, he is crazy
The defendant is still insane to an extent.

The evidence before the court is incontrovertible
The presented proof is undeniable and unquestionable.

There's no need for the jury to retire
The jury doesn't have to deliberate further.

In all the years of judging I have never heard before
Throughout my entire judicial career, I've never encountered this.

Of someone more deserving of the full penalty of the law
Someone who deserves severe punishment in accordance with the laws.

The way you made 'em suffer
The way you caused pain and agony to others.

Your exquisite wife and mother
Referring to defendant's beloved family, especially his mother.

Fills me with the urge to defecate
It makes me want to relieve myself like a bowel movement out of disgust.

Since, my friend
Considering or given the fact that we're friends.

You have revealed your deepest fear
You've exposed your most potent anxieties and insecurities.

I sentence you to be exposed before your peers
Your peers or associates shall bear witness to your punishment.

Tear down the wall
Destroy the metaphorical barrier.