The Hands That Thieve

Well I felt no guilt 'til I was caught and I was told that I was guilty

And even then, I wasn't really sure. (Yeah, yeah)

The thing I felt was guilt itself, though maybe it was something else

Frustration at the fact that I was ever caught at all

I told a lie that multiplied it by the time I realized it

I'd given up everything I ever loved. (Yeah, yeah)

'Cause the thing you lack when you're looking back

Is the pressure to feel that you have to act

Yeah, everything is clearer when you're looking at the past, oh no

And I don't care if I lose

Because my heroes did, too

They shouted, "Court should be adjourned!"

Because the jury are fools

And the judge can't decipher his left from his right

Or his right from his wrong

And we will bite the hand that thieves

We will not turn the other cheek

This is no threat, it is a promise we will keep

So what's the point pretending when we've seen behind the curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah

I felt no pain 'til I was down and I was told that I was bleeding

And even then, I knew I wasn't done. (Yeah, yeah)

'Cause the wounds I get, they will just collect

Assuring that I won't forget, reminders of the battles that I've lost and that I've won

And I will fight 'til I have died, or all my enemies are allies

And even then I will sleep with an open eye. (Yeah, yeah)

'Cause the night is long, and our wills are strong and I know that the road I traveled on

It only seemed so dark because we've almost reached the dawn, oh no

And I don't care if I lose

Because my heroes did, too

They shouted, "Court should be adjourned!"

Because the jury are fools

And the judge can't decipher his left from his right

Or his right from his wrong

And we will bite the hand that thieves

We will not turn the other cheek

This is no threat, it's a promise we will keep

So what's the point pretending when we've seen behind the curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah

And everyone will claim that they knew from the beginning