You gave your story We heard your side There was a plea of innocence and alibi Stating that justice should favor you Due to the list wicked things you witnessed other people do It's on your merit You made your claim And as you've done to others You'd have us Do to you the same It's on your merit You took the stand And if you really want it your way We'll give you what you ask But will you see, the irony Did you know that debt that you have made No perfect thing you do could ever repay? For Justice knows the balance and your case cannot be won By pressing down the scales with your own thumb For one word you spoke has done a hundred harm One phrase you turned has left a thousand scars There's only one of you to damage, yet the world has millions more Drowning in the fount of pain you've poured It's on your merit You made your claim And as you've done to others You'd have us Do to you the same It's on your merit You took the stand And if you really want it your way We'll give you what you ask But will you see, the irony This pride has left you blinded or willfully confused You thought that when you cried for justice, the target wasn't you Yet in the end your fatal flaw, the measurements were wrong For you saw the sins of others, as greater than your own On your merit You made your claim And as you've done to others You'd have us Do to you the same It's on your merit It comes to pass And if you really want it your way We'll give you what you ask