Within the sterile environment that carries out American retribution  The threatened insist that vengeance is the only acceptable solution  Emotions fuel the media frenzy, relentlessly searching for satisfaction  The world's superpower, made to feel vulnerable, is now demanding action  No one can breathe easy until he's drawn his final breath  And taken his place amongst his victims in the company of death  Demonized for something that our government does every single day  But when it happens in our own backyard, you know that someone's going to pay  Is state sanctioned murder really closure?  Focusing on vengeance, our government will do whatever it takes  Satisfied that this brand of justice outweighs all mistakes  But when does an immoral act become justified  Ignore the responsibility and a person is crucified  By the abuse and corruption of the laws that supposedly protect  No individual or government should have legality over death  A life for a life, an eye for an eye, no government has the right  To continue the cycle of violence and show it's ultimate might  Is state sanctioned murder really closure?  We wipe our hands clean, he got what he deserved  In our minds we can rationalize that justice has been served  But in reality nothing is ever really accomplished  When justice is overshadowed by a primal need for vengeance  Killing another person won't wash away the guilt  Just put another victim in the house of cards the state built  How many more lives will our government erase?  When revenge in our legal system is commonplace  Is state sanctioned murder really closure?  Do you now feel safe?  Do you now feel secure?  Will you sleep any easier now that they've evened the score?  Is your mind now at peace?  Has your way of life been defended?  Has all of the pain or just another life ended?  Is it your desire to see another dead?  Will it bring you closure and put your fears to bed?  You grasp at an illusion to use as a safety net  But what we find in the end is a nation with no self-respect  Not only is there the illusion of safety but also the illusion of healing  That a death sentence is going to help how the victims' loved ones are feeling  But instead of compassion they find a murderous beast and a bloodstain  The government can kill all they want but they can't kill the pain  The hurt they feel can't be cured by a lethal injection  A state sanctioned murder won't bring about resurrection  Death cannot mend, so we only pretend  That the cycle of violence and all the pain ends