The Trial
The Rundfunk Orchestra Lyrics

Good morning, Worm, your honor
The defendant stands trial before the judge.

The Crown will plainly show
The prosecution will present the evidence.

The prisoner who now stands before you
The defendant is caught and present in the court.

Was caught red-handed showing feelings
The crime committed by the defendant was showing emotions.

Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The defendant’s emotions were a betrayal to society.

This will not do
The defendant's act is unacceptable to society.

Call the schoolmaster
The defendant's mentor is called as a witness.

I always said he'd come to no good
The defendant's mentor knew and predicted the defendant's ill actions.

In the end, your Honor
The prosecutor admits the defendant's crimes.

If they'd let me have my way
The prosecutor would have punished the defendant.

I could have flayed him into shape
The prosecutor could have straightened the defendant toward the right path.

But my hands were tied
The prosecutor was helpless in making the defendant better.

The bleeding hearts and artists
The artists and sympathizers are blamed for their role in the defendant's crime.

Let him get away with murder
The defendant escaped justice and now must be punished.

Let me hammer him today
The prosecutor demands justice be served.

Crazy
The defendant has lost their mind.

Toys in the attic, I am crazy
The defendant thought of their insanity as their toys in the attic.

Truly gone fishing
The defendant has lost their touch with reality.

They must have taken my marbles away
The defendant has lost their sense of reasoning.

Toys in the attic, he is crazy
The prosecutor confirms the defendant is insane.

Call the defendant's wife
The defendant's wife is called as a witness.

You little shit, you're in it now
The prosecutor is angry at the defendant for committing the crime.

I hope they throw away the key
The prosecutor wants the defendant to be punished for life.

You should've talked to me more often than you did
The defendant should have confided in the prosecutor.

But no! You had to go your own way
The defendant did not seek help, but rather decided to commit the crime.

Have you broken any homes up lately?
The prosecutor is trying to understand the defendant's motive for the crime.

Just five minutes, Worm, your Honor
The defendant seeks mercy for just five more minutes to plead their case.

Him and me alone
The defendant wants some privacy to speak with the prosecutor.

Babe
The defendant wants to be heard.

Come to Mother, baby
The prosecutor wants to help and mother the defendant to betterment.

My Lord, I never meant for him to get in any trouble
The defendant's wife pleads for their husband and denies any involvement in the crime.

Why'd he ever have to leave me?
The defendant's wife mourns the departure of their spouse.

Worm, your Honor, let me take him home
The defendant's wife seeks mercy for their husband and pledges to amend him.

Over the rainbow, I am crazy
The defendant daydreams of a land of fantasy to escape reality.

Bars in the window
The defendant is confined to prison with no hope of escape.

There must have been a door there in the wall
The defendant thinks there is a way out.

When I came in
When the defendant entered confinement, they thought they could break free.

Over the rainbow, he is crazy
The prosecutor confirms the defendant lost touch with reality.

The evidence before the court is incontrovertible
The evidence against the defendant is unquestionable.

There's no need for the jury to retire
The prosecutor believes the evidence is enough to pass a judgement.

In all the years of judging I have never heard before
The prosecutor has heard many cases but none like this one.

Of someone more deserving of the full penalty of the law
The prosecutor believes the defendant deserves the harshest penalty for the crime.

The way you made 'em suffer
The defendant caused immense agony to the victim's family.

Your exquisite wife and mother
The defendant's wife and mother add to the weight of the crime.

Fills me with the urge to defecate
The prosecutor is disgusted by the defendant's actions.

Since, my friend
The prosecutor addresses the defendant.

You have revealed your deepest fear
The prosecutor has found the defendant's deepest kept secrets or motives for the crime.

I sentence you to be exposed before your peers
The final verdict of the case is to publicly announce the defendant's guilt.

Tear down the wall
The prosecutor wants the societal barrier between right and wrong to be destroyed.