# BEYOND REASONABLE WEALTH [Intro] GUILTY! THE VERDICT'S IN! BUT THE WAR FOR EXEMPTION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN! [Verse 1] The evidence stood. The jury agreed. The verdict delivered what the facts decreed. But consequences are for someone else. There's always another way to save yourself. Another motion. Another delay. Another loophole to throw in the way. You lost in court. You lost your appeal. BUT YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY TO CHALLENGE THE DEAL! [Chorus] APPEAL! DELAY! MAKE THE VERDICT GO AWAY! BUY MORE TIME! REWRITE THE CRIME! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE! BUT MONEY CAN KEEP YOU FROM GETTING THAT FAR! [Verse 2] A room full of lawyers. A mountain of fees. A thousand objections to bend the proceedings. Attack the evidence. Challenge the judge. Keep turning the screws till the system won't budge. Wrong court. Wrong ruling. Wrong judge. Wrong day. KEEP ROLLING THE DICE TILL YOU GET YOUR WAY! [Pre-Breakdown] You don't need the truth. You don't need to win. YOU NEED ONE PERSON WHO'LL LET YOU WALK AGAIN! [Breakdown] ONE MORE APPEAL! ONE MORE DELAY! ONE MORE CHANCE TO ERASE THE DAY! THE VERDICT WAS GUILTY! THE EVIDENCE STOOD! BUT THE RIGHT SIGNATURE CAN MAKE IT ALL GOOD! FOR THE POOR— THE SENTENCE IS FINAL! FOR THE RICH— THE PROCESS IS VITAL! YOU CALL IT JUSTICE! YOU CALL IT THE LAW! WE CALL IT A SYSTEM THAT KNOWS WHO YOU ARE! [Verse 3] A ruling overturned. The record rewritten. The damage remains. The victims forgotten. You call it procedure. You call it review. You call it legitimate when it works for you. No public defender. No endless supply. No army of lawyers to keep asking why. For some, there's a finish. For others, a door. THE DEEPER YOUR POCKETS— THE LONGER THE WAR! [Chorus] APPEAL! DELAY! MAKE THE VERDICT GO AWAY! BUY MORE TIME! REWRITE THE CRIME! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE! BUT MONEY CAN KEEP YOU FROM GETTING THAT FAR! [Bridge] JUSTICE IS EQUAL— THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY! UNTIL YOU CAN AFFORD TO MAKE IT GO AWAY! THE RULES ARE THE RULES— UNTIL THEY'RE NOT! THE VERDICT IS FINAL— UNTIL YOU'VE GOT A LOT! [Final Chorus] APPEAL! DELAY! MAKE THE VERDICT GO AWAY! BUY MORE TIME! REWRITE THE CRIME! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE! YOU BOUGHT YOUR ESCAPE— NOT A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH! YOU DIDN'T BEAT THE CASE! YOU OUTSPENT THE CONSEQUENCES! [Outro] THE VERDICT WAS GUILTY. THE MONEY NEVER RAN OUT.
