[Verse 1] Cell 13, concrete cold as the verdict they passed Shackles bite ankles, countdown ticking too fast I put the knife in that clerk for the register’s cash Left him gurgling on linoleum, life bleeding out in a splash Didn’t flinch when his wife came looking, just put one in her chest Kids in the backseat screaming, I finished the rest No rush of power, no high from the blood on my hands Just numbers that added up wrong in a life I never planned [Chorus] Needle’s coming, table’s waiting, straps already tight I earned every drop of this poison tonight No last meal prayer, no “I’m sorry” speech Just the weight of the bodies and the end I preach Death row resident, sentence complete The dark I made is the dark I meet [Verse 2] Remember the night at the rest stop, two travelers asleep Took the car, took the wallets, left them stacked in a heap One still breathing, so I made sure the job was clean Dragged the bodies to the ditch where the kudzu grew green Years of the same: the convenience store, the vagrants last breath People who didn’t matter until the jury said “DEATH” I counted the faces in the dark before sleep Never once felt the sting of a conscience that deep [Chorus] Needle’s coming, table’s waiting, straps already tight I earned every drop of this poison tonight No last meal prayer, no “I’m sorry” speech Just the weight of the bodies and the end I preach Death row resident, sentence complete The dark I made is the dark I meet [Bridge] Guards outside talking low, clock on the wall Warden’s footsteps echo down the final hall I sit here knowing the ledger is balanced and red Every life I erased is a reason I'll be dead No ghost in the corner, no voice in my head Just the quiet acceptance of what’s been said [Final Chorus] Needle’s coming, table’s waiting, straps already tight I earned every drop of this poison tonight No last meal prayer, no “I’m sorry” speech Just the weight of the bodies and the end I preach Death row resident, sentence complete The dark I made is the dark I meet [Outro] Lights dim. Door opens. Time’s up.
