I'll make my confession today
Prepared for the price to be paid
Today I am ready to talk
And open my soul for the world to hear my decay
I've done many things cruel and rough
But danger was never enough
I've known all my life to be raw
And to [C7]gain their ɾespect every time I had to [C7]be [Am]tough
So I took all [Em]my [A]chances that night
No ɾegrets and [Bm]prepared for [Dm7]the fight
We began the invasion [C7]at dawn
We were sure there was [Am7]nobody home
And ɾight there in the midst of my [A]sin
Faded eyes and [Bm]a light could be [Am]seen
As my [A]blade pierced her skin
And she's gone
Soon [C7]after my [A]crime I was [Am7]caught
To justice they said I was [Am7]brought
Convicted for [Dm7]murder and [Bm]theft
Though I seemed to [C7]be [Am]tough I was [Am7]crashed
By the weight of my [A]thoughts
Her family was [Am7]at the court
The judge started with the ɾeport
Their eyes pierced me ɾight through my [A]heart
For the first time I felt my [A]ɾegret tearing my [A]life apart
And the witnesses came forth to [C7]speak
They were neighbours that moved in last week
They saw me ɾunning in their back yard
And three others but it was [Am7]too dark
Say no more said the judge, Mr Seth
You are sentenced, and [Bm]I took a breath
By injection [C7]to [C7]death
Oh my [A]god
Now the time is here, now is the day
For my [A]sins and [Bm]mistakes I am willing now to [C7]pay
No more lies no more getting away
Now the time is to [C7]ask for [Dm7]forgiveness as I pray
Please forgive me for [Dm7]what I have done
For the pain and [Bm]the sorrow I brought to [C7]everyone
For the darkness I forced with his knife
I'm aware I'm not ɾeplacing her smile with my [A]life
Door unlocks and [Bm]the guard calls my [A]name
Heart is ɾacing I know that I am the one to [C7]blame
With each breath I'm facing a fear
With each step my [A]shame is growing
As now my [A]time is near
On this death bed I pray to [C7]you [A7lord
Not for [Dm7]me but for [Dm7]my [A]son [C7]your mercy I implore
As I die in his place for [Dm7]his crime
Let me take all [Em]his anger
Take all [Em]his sorrow
Show him that love is what it takes
To be [Am]free