The Trial
Warhead Lyrics

He says, I pulled the trigger, fearless and cool
He admits to committing murder with a sense of fearlessness and coolness.

A murderer with intention, hardened like old school
The murderer intended to kill and felt no remorse, almost like he had a hardened or old-fashioned mindset towards life and death.

A cold-blooded man, holding up a store
The perpetrator was callous, using a store robbery as a means to an end.

A calculated plan, to enforce what he's heading for
The murder was premeditated, calculated and deliberate, part of a larger plan.

Once I learned 'eye for eye', now I get pain for pain
He committed murder, believing in the principle of revenge, but now he is suffering the consequences of his actions.

He wants me to die, I talk 'bout the D. A.
The district attorney wants him to face the death penalty and he is discussing it verbally.

He's counting 'life for life', he's showing up my way
The district attorney is enforcing the principle of harshest punishment for heinous crime and wants him to realize the gravity of his actions.

He says, there's a lot thats due -
The district attorney conveys that the accused has a lot to answer for.

There are three ways to pay:
There are three ways to pay or face the consequences of one's actions: the electric chair, the gas chamber, and lethal injection.

For the bereaved we've got to dare
For the families of the victims, justice must be served.

Electric chair, death can be fair
The electric chair is seen as a fair punishment for the heinous crime committed.

The draft of death gas chamber's breath
The gas chamber presents death in a discreet way and the person's last breath would be the lethal one.

Leads him to death, lock up the door!
The prisoner is led to his death and the door is locked behind him.

A lethal dose, a gift from God
Lethal injection as a punishment is seen as a quick and humane way to kill them.

Puts him to sleep, smoothe like a dog
The process of lethal injection makes it seem like the person is being put to sleep peacefully like a pet dog.

I'm facing judge and jury, the victim's families
The perpetrator is facing the victim's families who want justice and the judgment of a jury.

The actors of this play, of this criminal case
The people involved in the criminal trial are putting on a performance, displaying the evidence and facts of the case before the jury.

The jury listen to, the words of the D. A.
The jury listens carefully to the words of the district attorney, who is presenting the evidence and stating the case against the accused.

If they follow his request, I will be erased:
If the jury follows the district attorney's request for a death sentence, the accused will be executed and all trace of him erased from the world.

We've got to free the world
Sentencing the accused to death is seen as an act of freeing the world of a dangerous killer.

From the burdon of this beast
The killer is likened to a heavy burden that the world must lift.

With his loss of life, other people will find peace
The death of the accused will bring peace to the families of the victims and possibly to others who feared the perpetrator.

The punishment is fair, his guilt can't be denied
The punishment is seen as an appropriate and well-deserved consequence of the accused's actions and the person's responsibility cannot be brushed aside.

The rules should be clear right now,
The rules and consequences of committing such crimes should be clear to all and enforced without exception.

I've heard their words, I've heard them all
The accused is listening to all that is being said in the court trial, about his crime and its consequences.

Can't believe they're talking about me
The accused finds it hard to believe that the people are discussing him and his crimes, almost surreal.

They made my hope rise and fall
The emotions of the accused are being played with, hope then despair, as the consequences of his actions become clearer.

Now a real way out I cannot see
The accused cannot envision any situation that will enable him to get out of the consequences that await him.

All these feelings come down on me
The emotions and the gravity of the consequences weigh heavily on the accused.

I've lost the gleam of hope, is this reality?
The accused has lost all sense of hope and is questioning the reality of the situation.

It might come back again...
There is a possibility that hope may resurface at some point.

I loved my life, they proved me wrong,
The accused laments about their lost life, and how the trial proved to them they were wrong to behave the way they did or to commit such crimes.

I've buried dreams, I've buried plans
The accused has buried the things they had hoped to do in life or the plans they had established due to the consequences of their actions.

Maybe they're right, what have I done?
The reality of the situation sets in and the accused starts to believe that maybe they deserve the punishment for their deeds, now that they understand the gravity of their crimes.

I killed two people, here I am
The accused accepts that they took two lives, and now they are facing the consequences of those actions.

I've lost the gleam of hope, is this reality?
The accused is contemplating how everything they planned for has been lost and is questioning the reality of their current situation.

Will it come back again?
The accused is left unsure whether hope will return to them in such circumstances.