Beyond Recall
...right after the robbery the murderer tries to escape, the police search teams hard on his heels. He's soon cornered and arrested ... Sirens wailing Voices yelling Confusion in my head, I cannot think at all There's no turning back, backed against the wall Sirens in the air, I hear that racking sound The pounding of my heart, I'm feelin' they're around Drop the gun, turn 'round! Resistance is senseless! Drop the gun, turn 'round! Resistance is senseless, Senseless! Floodlights searching Bloodhounds seeking Bloody cops on my back, searching every block I'm cought in a trap, driven into and locked No, I won't obey, I take my chance and run I know I'll find a way, yes, I still got my gun Drop the gun, turn 'round! Resistance is senseless! Drop the gun, turn 'round! Resistance is senseless! Or should I stop, yield and confess it all ... ... to dwell in jail for years? No! I've got to run! Drop the gun, turn 'round! Resistance is senseless!
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... on the backseat of a squad-car he realizes for the first time what he has done and wonders about his bleak future. He's aware of his guilt and tries to justify himself with a blackout ... Oh let me wake up quickly, let me get outta here And wash away the guilt, the blood-stains on my shirt Oh my god what have I done? Why did I use this fuckin' gun? Why did I shoot and kill a man? and a woman, too? BLACKOUT BLACKOUT BLACKOUT BLACKOUT Now here I sit on the back-seat of a squad car What's gonna happen now? I won't say a word to any of these bastards They won't make me bow I didn't want to kill these people I didn't want to shoot This was never my intention Really, I didn't want to.... BLACKOUT BLACKOUT BLACKOUT BLACKOUT
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... as demanded by the prosecuting attorney the jury find him guilty and subsequently he is sentenced to death. His bitter ordeal begins ... He says, I pulled the trigger, fearless and cool A murderer with intention, hardened like old school A cold-blooded man, holding up a store A calculated plan, to enforce what he's heading for Once I learned 'eye for eye', now I get pain for pain He wants me to die, I talk 'bout the D.A. He's counting 'life for life', he's showing up my way He says, there's a lot thats due - There are three ways to pay: For the bereaved we've got to dare Electric chair, death can be fair The draft of death gas chamber's breath Leads him to death, lock up the door! A lethal dose, a gift from God Puts him to sleep, smoothe like a dog The draft of death, gas chamber's breath Leads him to death, lock up the door! I'm facing judge and jury, the victim's families The actors of this play, of this criminal case The jury listen to, the words of the D.A. If they follow his request, I will be erased: We've got to free the world From the burdon of this beast With his loss of life, other people will find peace The punishment is fair, his guilt can't be denied The rules should be clear right now, There are three ways to die: For the bereaved, we've got to dare Electric chair, death can be fair The draft of death, gas chamber's breath Leads him to death, lock up the door! A lethal dose, a gift from God Puts him to sleep, smoothe like a dog The draft of death, gas chamber's breath Leads him to death, lock up the door! I've heard their words, I've heard them all Can't believe they're talking about me They made my hope rise and fall Now a real way out I cannot see All these feelings come down on me I've lost the gleam of hope, is this reality? It might come back again ... I loved my life, they proved me wrong, I've buried dreams, I've buried plans Maybe they're right, what have I done? I killed two people, here I am All these feelings come down on me I've lost the gleam of hope, is this reality? Will it come back again?
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... desperation, regret and the wish for a second chance play on his mind during his transportation to a high security prison far out in the desert ... They close the door, they start the bus I hope it's not the last trip that I have to go A driving cage that carries me To the place you cannot flee Am I a dead passenger? So here I go, the sun is rising There's nothing that's surprising me on my last trip Cause this is a real nice day for A deadly trip to the insane corps The madmen await me! DESERT TRIP It's more than dubious what they do And more than mad what I'm going through In their eyes justified, the sun still shines I count the lines I count the days, left in haze, a desert's in my head So it's right, okay, I have to pay, cause what I did Was more than shit, I regret all the pain I caused And if I could undo my goddamn deed I would give you everything you need Give me a chance and not a kick ! DESERT TRIP
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... years later: The day of his judgement is now certain. The execution of a fellow inmate inflames his hate towards the prison and guards ... The sun rises, the light is warm and bright Another inmate soon will lose his life One more day, one more night, that's all For sure he'll meet his murderers at dawn Now they are here to kill another man The Strap-down Team, I call them the hangmen One cell is left forever and I know It's killing time on death row! In my hour of death, I wish I'm not alone You are doing wrong, this law is heresy IN MY HOUR OF DEATH, I WISH I'M HERE NO MORE IT'S MY ONLY HOPE; THAT'S WHAT I'M FIGHTING FOR The sun goes down, his last night has begun He has to say good-bye to wife and son He had hope, the pardon on his mind But the governor he never signs There's still a light that shines across the yard Working men, playing all their part The death house awaits the ceremony Who is next? It could be me! In my hour of death, I wish I'm not alone ... Is there hope? Is there life? Or will I follow him into the night? ... rejected and killed ...no,... not me !!! Red light, glowing sky at dawn Right now he fights the fight that can't be won They're taking time, they're doing their duty The job is done responsibly Minutes, days, lifes are passing by Another inmate, now, has lost his life When prisoners mourn and one man had to go It was killing time on death row! In my hour of death, I wish I'm not alone ...
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... during his first hours in the death house he is painfully overcome by the emotional memories of his family and childhood ... I close my eyes and see it passing by The time when I was free Now makes me wonder why A child grown up in love and harmony My brother cared about my mom and me HELP ME OUT, THESE PAINFUL MEMORIES FLASHING THROUGH MY MIND HELP ME OUT, THESE PAINFUL MEMORIES LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND Did you forget the good times that we had I still can see you smile and now it drives me mad The smile turns into laughter, fades to grey The friends I had, they turn their heads away HELP ME OUT, THESE PAINFUL MEMORIES FLASHING THROUGH MY MIND HELP ME OUT, THESE PAINFUL MEMORIES LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND I open my eyes, shadows, dark and mean Isolation, I am no more the one I've been You leave me in this hell and misery The pressure in my head is killing me HELP ME OUT THESE PAINFUL MEMORIES FLASHING THROUGH MY MIND HELP ME OUT THESE PAINFUL MEMORIES LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
This is my life, a piece of paper in your hands You play the big guy You're behind the scenes of the crime You don't push the button You pronounce the death sentence Then you put me on hold, your henchmen to kill me Could you ever kill a man with your own hands Tell me how strong you would be If you were forced to execute me !? YOU LET ME ROT, LIKE A PIECE OF YOUR FLESH YOU LET ME ROT, LIKE A PIECE OF YOUR FLESH You really believe. You're going to church on Sunday. You could do no harm You represent the public opinion I guess you don't know What's going to happen that morning Or you simply suppress that you're a murderer Could you ever sleep well at night, if I'd face you Tell me how grateful you'd be If your own hands had to kill me !? YOU LET ME ROT, LIKE A PIECE OF YOUR FLESH YOU LET ME ROT, LIKE A PIECE OF YOUR FLESH
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... because of the strict organisation and the brutality of his treatment he feels robbed of his dignity ... Life is hell, a mindless odysee Now here I dwell, stuck in misery Forced to draw the line, life not worth a dime Pain rules my day, living to obey FORCED! FORCED! The guard wants to provoke me The priest wants to calm me down: Rage is aggravating. The punishment is known Already stopped living, No mind, no heart, no will Captured in a death-trap, Forced to keep still RESPECT I REGRET, RESPECT MY SHAMEFUL LIFE Nothing left to lose, except my selfcontrol Rage is satisfying, feelings are reborn Got to end this nightmare, awake before I drop To fight because I'm human The last thing that I've got RESPECT I REGRET, RESPECT MY SHAMEFUL LIFE FORCED! FORCED! FORCED! FORCED!
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... and it's fading away ...
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
I never thought I'd have something In common with this man My life was always different To the way that god has planned Father, this is your intention, you want me to obey But government, it wants the same And didn't Jesus say: LORD, YOU FAILED; LORD, YOU FAILED LORD, YOU FAILED; LORD, YOU FAILED Now I await my destiny, regulated till the end One man, one cell, one life, one death I try to comprehend I'm twisted and they say I've got to be eliminated If that's the way it's meant to be You should be medicated !!! LORD, YOU FAILED; LORD, YOU FAILED LORD, YOU FAILED; LORD, YOU FAILED
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
Turned down! Dead man in the dock The Pardon Board has done it's job I break down, guards lead me away I have lost the game Outside people celebrate My day of death they can't await I shiver as I hear their words, again and again: CLEAN OUT THE BRUTE! ELECTROCUTE! How can I face my destiny? The Strap-down Team's awaiting me To end my life in chains and cells, a life in hell To pray for delay or clemency The last rites of humanity Is this what is left for me? I still hear them yell: CLEAN OUT THE BRUTE! ELECTROCUTE!
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... with his last words in the death chamber he swears, he would never kill again ... I swear, I'd never fail again I swear, I'd never fail again I swear, I'd never fail again I swear, I'd never fail again Well-devised from the start No matter what I learned Where's the hand that I could hold I never could return I'm buckled on this cross-like desk The whitnesses await I made my life a one-way street Pathetic lonely case
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026
... now strapped to the table he hopelessly watches the preparation of his lethal injection. As the poison enters his veins his life is beyond recall. It's all a mistake, this show is a fake You fuckers, you lie, I wanted to try And no one of you, the murderers crew Is better than me, you're guilty in my eyes BEYOND RECALL Who starts the machine? You turn me to the screen For you it's all a joke, you want me to choke I still can't believe, it's only your grief It's not, I can feel I'm not sure that you know this is BEYOND RECALL So look at me, look at me, you witnesses What do you see? Is this what makes you masturbate For you everything's too late The last thing I want to tell you And I know that this is true, cause someday You'll all die, too, and this is BEYOND RECALL Cold liquid, the poison's in my veins Oh my god, I can't describe the pain Why can't I breathe, I'm fighting with my fate The hell in me, you'll never stop the hate this way... BEYOND RECALL
Submitted by johnmansley — Jun 22, 2026