The Trial
Pink Floyd / Malcolm Mcdowell Lyrics

Good morning, Worm your honor
The trial begins, addressing the judge

The crown will plainly show
The prosecution will clearly present their case

The prisoner who now stands before you
The accused is present in the courtroom

Was caught red-handed showing feelings
The accused was caught expressing emotions, which are considered taboo in society

Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The accused showed feelings that are considered natural for humans, but not for the society they live in

This will not do
This behavior is unacceptable and must be punished

Call the schoolmaster
The accused needs to be punished and re-educated

I always said he'd come to no good
The accuser predicted the accused's wrongdoing

In the end your honor
As the accuser had anticipated

If they'd let me have my way I could
If the accuser had control over the situation

Have flayed him into shape
The accuser would have punished and re-educated the accused

But my hands were tied
The accuser was unable to enact their punishment due to societal constraints

The bleeding hearts and artists
People who are sympathetic to the accused

Let him get away with murder
Society is too forgiving of those who express emotions

Let me hammer him today?
The accuser wants to punish the accused as soon as possible

Crazy
The accused is mentally unstable

Toys in the attic, I am crazy
The accused has lost their mind and is beyond help

Truly gone fishing
The accused has completely lost control of their life

They must have taken my marbles away
The accused has lost touch with reality

Crazy, toys in the attic he is crazy
The accused has completely lost their mind

You little shit you're in it now
The accuser is addressing the accused directly

I hope they throw away the key
The accuser wishes to see the accused punished to the fullest extent of the law

You should have talked to me more often
The accuser expected the accused to communicate with them more frequently

Than you did, but no
But the accused did not meet the accuser's expectations

You had to go
The accused chose to do something that caused them to become a societal outcast

Your own way, have you broken any
The accused has done something to hurt others

Homes up lately?
The accused has caused people pain and distress, likely in a romantic context

Just five minutes, worm your honor
The accuser requests a moment alone with the accused

Him and me, alone
To discuss the accused's transgressions and punishment

Babe
The accuser is addressing the accused with a pet name, showing past affection

Come to mother baby, let me hold you
The accuser wants to take care of the accused

In my arms
The accuser wants to provide comfort, protection, and care

M'lud I never wanted him to
The accuser claims to have never meant any harm to the accused

Get in any trouble
The accuser is saying that the accused should not have made themselves a societal outcast

Why'd he ever have to leave me?
The accuser is questioning why the accused chose to become a societal outcast

Worm, your honor, let me take him home
The accuser requests that the accused is able to come home with them, and re-enters society

Over the rainbow, I am crazy
The accused's mental state is compared to that of a fantasy world

Bars in the window
The accused is in some sort of confinement

There must have been a door there in the wall
The accused is saying they would have made a different choice had they known the consequences

When I came in
The accused chose a path that led to being confined and punished

The evidence before the court is
The prosecution feels the evidence is conclusive enough to not need jury deliberation

Incontrovertible, there's no need for
The prosecution feels the evidence is beyond dispute

The jury to retire
The trial does not need to convene to deliberate and come up with a ruling

In all my years of judging
The judge has experience with delivering verdicts

I have never heard before
This is the first time the issuing judge has seen something this severe

Of someone more deserving
The accused deserves an extreme punishment

Of the full penalty of law
The accused should receive the highest punishment allowed for their transgressions

The way you made them suffer
The accused caused others pain and distress beyond their own actions

Your exquisite wife and mother
The accused caused harm to their own family members who loved them dearly

Fills me with the urge to defecate
The accuser's anger is so severe, that it is causing them physical discomfort

Since, my friend, you have revealed your
As the accused has confessed, something that is hard to do

Deepest fear
The thing that has caused the accused to become a societal outcast

I sentence you to be exposed before
The accused will be forced to confront their fear

Your peers
The accused will be judged by those who are like them

Tear down the wall
The accuser wants to break down the societal expectations that caused the accused's punishment