《The Case Of William Smith》歌词

[00:00:00] The Case Of William Smith - Astronautalis

[00:00:09] William holds his palm out proud upon the bible lays it down

[00:00:21] And solemnly swears against it that every word is true

[00:00:26] Searching through the faceless crowd

[00:00:29] In the hallowed auditorium

[00:00:31] He sees that everyone is turned against him

[00:00:35] And his endless pursuit the saga that he spells out

[00:00:40] Has mothers grabbing children grown men twisting mustaches

[00:00:45] As priests smooth out their suits but william hammers right along

[00:00:51] And ignores the banging gavel of

[00:00:54] The judges plea for order in the chaos of the room

[00:00:59] Outside my cell there is an oak that grows

[00:01:03] Through the fence line and towards the sun

[00:01:05] They built a barrier of barbs flush butted against its bark

[00:01:08] And still its burls unfurled into branches strong

[00:01:11] The silver thorns that hem in my hole

[00:01:13] Snare me here through sun and snow

[00:01:14] While barbs may scar they cannot stop the mighty oak

[00:01:17] Burgeoning upward and out disfigured no doubt

[00:01:19] The persistent sapling made stout by its daggered escape route

[00:01:22] Once it finally stands tall its limbs will make the fence fall

[00:01:25] The slowest getaway car that the guard ever saw

[00:01:27] The warden scratches his bald patches

[00:01:29] And raises arms in the air he wonders how this happened

[00:01:32] Despite decades to prepare in this I found the faith

[00:01:34] That you'd see my sentence a mistake

[00:01:35] Discharge me from this place and reinstate me in your grace

[00:01:38] The truth will set you free one day

[00:01:40] My father promised me but I'd never thought

[00:01:42] The truth would come this way quite honestly

[00:01:43] William holds his palm out proud upon the bible lays it down

[00:01:49] And solemnly swear against it that every word is true

[00:01:54] Searching through the faceless crowd in the hallowed auditorium

[00:02:00] He sees that everyone is turned against him

[00:02:03] And his endless pursuit

[00:02:05] If you had told me back then that the words from my pen

[00:02:09] Would've branded me a paynim

[00:02:10] I would never changed a damn thing

[00:02:11] I am sure it's shocking to your ears

[00:02:13] That the treaties you revere would suffer such assessment

[00:02:15] At the stylus of confrere but I am more than well aware

[00:02:17] How you all were unprepared to stare into the sun

[00:02:21] As it means to pick apart its flares

[00:02:23] With my covenant in question and career upon the line

[00:02:25] I will suffer your reckless sanctions

[00:02:27] With the clarity of mind that the charges that you lay

[00:02:30] Against my character of faith will burden you with shame

[00:02:32] When you face the presumed paradise

[00:02:34] And he knows well as I that his heralds can carol flat songs

[00:02:37] The refrains ring familiar but the words just seem a tad wrong

[00:02:39] God is just a breath away

[00:02:41] He lives a kiss from your lips but his message can mutate

[00:02:43] As it drifts from mount to chisel tips

[00:02:45] So this is it my suffrage sings its swan song

[00:02:47] Your suspicions set me sovereign

[00:02:49] From the restriction of your sad bonds

[00:02:51] While you edit me from existence for continuity

[00:02:52] May the Lord be always in your footsteps

[00:02:55] To document your lunacy

[00:02:56] William holds his palm out proud Upon the bible lays it down

[00:03:01] And solemnly swears against it that every word is true

[00:03:06] Searching through the faceless crowd

[00:03:09] In the hallowed auditorium

[00:03:11] He sees that everyone is turned against him

[00:03:14] And his endless pursuit the saga that he spells out

[00:03:20] Has mothers grabbing children grown men twisting mustaches

[00:03:25] As priests smooth out their suits but william hammers right along

[00:03:31] And ignores the banging gavel of

[00:03:34] The judges plea for order in the chaos of the room