[Intro] All right. Let's go through it again. ... From the beginning? No. Pick one. [Verse 1] There was the thing I should have noticed There was the thing I should have said There was the road I should have taken And the one I chose instead There was a promise left unfinished A bridge I burned along the way I know exactly what I'd do now That's useful Years too late [Pre-Chorus] Exhibit one Exhibit two Exhibit three We've seen these all before I know Put them back ... No Leave them on the floor [Chorus] Here's the case against me Every word and every choice Every moment reconstructed In a very different voice Here's the case against me Nothing missing from the file I can cross-examine everything I've ever done All night [Verse 2] What about that house back then? Yes I remember What about that summer then? Yes I remember What about the thing you said When you knew exactly where it'd hurt? ... I remember. [Instrumental - irregular pulse, fragments repeatedly returning] [Verse 3] I call a younger version forward Ask him what he thought he'd gain He gives the same inadequate answer So I ask him once again Did you know? Did you mean it? Could you not have turned around? He doesn't have a better answer Neither do I Now [Pre-Chorus] Exhibit four Exhibit five A sentence A face A room Something from so long ago It shouldn't have this much room Case closed ... Wait. What about... [Chorus] Here's the case against me Every word and every choice Every moment reconstructed In a merciless voice Here's the case against me No acquittal No appeal I know the past cannot be altered I know That changes nothing Here [Break - pulse stops] Enough. ... Enough. ... But what about... [Rhythm returns] [Bridge] If I had known If I had stayed If I had stopped If I had changed If I had listened If I'd refused If I'd been kinder If I'd known what I know now If If If If ... Objection. On what grounds? ... I don't know. [Instrumental - repeating figure gradually loses notes] [Final Chorus] Here's the case against me Getting thinner by the hour Same exhibits Same conclusions Somehow losing all their power Here's the case against me Still no pardon Still no peace Just another accusation Then another ... Then [Outro - pulse becoming sparse] What about... ... No. Not now. ... Tomorrow, maybe. ... Silence.
