I'm too good at talking and I say so much more than I know
(My lawyer's gonna shut me up)
I'm done with my hearing and my thoughts will always steal the show
(This judge is gonna lock me up)
So I object, not to digress, but can't you see I'm smarter than you?
And the subject of our congress is we can't all a beautiful view.

There's more meaning in my sigh than in my sentence
There's less truth inside a plea than in repentance

I've convinced myself what I don't know, I don't need
The innocence I might have had is now an empty plea

What I don't know cannot hurt me till it's knowledge of a threat
If I shoot first, I will have proof that my death's a losing bet
In my hearing, I'm on trial to pay back the world my debt
I boasted in my successes; now it seems that I'm the threat
(My lawyer's gonna shut me up--this judge is gonna lock me up)

The smartest man in the world can't talk himself out of the life he's in
But I'll give it one more try 'cause I'm a better rhetorician than him
Deep sighs and a few words should do just fine
Or I could say a thousand words to paint a picture for the jury that I'm unworthy of doing time

'Cause there's a more beautiful view waiting for me
Worlds and worlds beyond what a hearing can see
The innocence I might have had is now an empty plea

There's more meaning in my sigh than in my sentence
There's less truth inside a plea than in repentance
There's more meaning in my sigh than in my sentence
There's less truth inside a plea than in repentance