The Justice Knife

[Verse 1]
You've got a choice between your arm and your honor
What are you willing to lose?
Justice served with savage words or a hammer
So are you ready to choose?
Carved open in the name of the father
I think I know what he needs
Served up like a lamb to the slaughter
And now he's starting to bleed

[Chorus]
Is this an act of vengeance or mercy?
Is he saving or taking your life?
Are you ready for the final decision
When your reflection appears in the knife?
Did you carry out the plan you were given?
The cards were laid out at the start of your life
Is he sharpening the blade of forgiveness
Or is he twisting the justice knife?

[Verse 2]
There's no excuses in the house of the devil
And no redemption, no one gets out alive
We thought we lost him to the heart of the darkness
And now there's nowhere to hide
A feeding frenzy for the rats and the sinners
I'm a believer and I'm hungry again
So I've decided it's a fine day for dyin'
A fine line between pleasure and pain

[Chorus]
Is this an act of vengeance or mercy?
Is he saving or taking your life?
Are you ready for the final decision
When your reflection appears in the knife?
Did you carry out the plan you were given?
The cards were laid out at the start of your life
Is he sharpening the blade of forgiveness
Or is he twisting the justice knife?

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Is this an act of vengeance or mercy?
Is he saving or taking your life?
Are you ready for the final decision
When your reflection appears in the knife?
Did you carry out the plan you were given?
The cards were laid out at the start of your life
Is he sharpening the blade of forgiveness
Or is he twisting the justice knife?

[Outro]
Turning, twisting
Turning, twisting
Turning, twisting
Turning, twisting
Turning, twisting
Turning, twisting…