[Verse 1] They dragged you out in daylight Name in red across the screen Whispers in the stairwell Every neighbor chose a side I just saw my daughter breathing On that night you held the line Your jacket stained with someone else’s You said "She’s safe. You’ll be fine" [Pre-Chorus] File says villain My eyes say friend Which truth survives When the trial ends? [Chorus] Law says you’re guilty Justice says you stayed You stood between a knife and a child While everyone else was afraid They can lock you in a cage But they can’t rewrite that night Law says you’re guilty Justice saw you fight [Verse 2] Clerk behind the counter Muttered "Guess we never knew" All the groceries on layaway Paid off quietly by you Old man from the corner Hands that shake But voice still clear Said "That monster in the papers Kept my pension out of fear" [Pre-Chorus] Black ink on paper Cold Exact But warmth lives in The lives you patched [Chorus] Law says you’re guilty Justice says you stayed You stood between a knife and a child While everyone else was afraid They can lock you in a cage But they can’t rewrite that night Law says you’re guilty Justice saw you fight [Bridge] I taught my girl that right is right In every book In every line Now she asks how someone branded wrong Is the reason she’s alive I grip the rail I raise my hand To guard the man they led away If this is what their order looks like I’ll stand in disorder today [Chorus]
