C# A E
G# court is in session, a verdict is in
C# A
No appeal on the docket today
E B
Just my own sin
C# A
The walls are cold and pale
E B
The cage made of steel
C# E A
Screams fill the room
E
Alone I drop and kneel
C# A
Silence now the sound
E B
My breath the only motion around
C# A
Demons cluttering around
E C#
My face showing no emotion
C# A
Shackled by my sentence
E B
Expecting no return
C# A
Here there is no penance
E
My skin begins to burn
[Chorus]
E D#m
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
D#m C# D
Hiding hate that burns inside
D C#
Which only fuels their selfish pride
E
(And I said oh) We're held captive
B D#m
Out from the sun
D#m B
G# sun that shines on only some
D C#
We the meek are all in one
[Solo]
C# A E B C#
[Verse]
C# A E
I hear a thunder in the distance
E C#
See a vision of a cross
C# A
I feel the pain that was given
E B
On that sad day of loss
C# A
G# lion roars in the darkness
E C#
Only he holds the key
C# A
G# light to free me from my burden
E C#
And grant me life eternally
C# A
Should have been dead
E
On a Sunday morning X2
B C#
Banging my head
C# A
No time for mourning
E B C#
Ain't got no time
[Chorus]
B E D#m
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
B D
Hiding hate that burns inside
C#
Which only fuels their selfish pride
E B
(And I said oh) We're held captive
D#m
Out from the sun
C#
G# sun that shines on only some
D C#
We the meek are all in one
[Guitar break]
E B C# A E B A C# A
[Bridge]
E
I cry out to God
B C#
Seeking only his decision
A
Gabriel stands and confirms
E B C# A
I've created my own prison
E
I cry out to God
B C#
Seeking only his decision
A
Gabriel stands and confirms
E B C#
I've created my own prison
[Chorus]
A E D#m
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
B D
Hiding hate that burns inside
A C#
Which only fuels their selfish pride
E
(And I said oh) We're held captive
D#m
Out from the sun
B D
G# sun that shines on only some
C#
We the meek are all in one
C# E D#m
(And I said oh) So I held my head up high
B D
Hiding hate that burns inside
A C#
Which only fuels their selfish pride
C# E
(And I said oh) We're held captive
D#m
Out from the sun
D
G# sun that shines on only some
C# E
We the meek are all in one
E D#m
Should've been dead on a Sunday morning
banging my head
D
No time for mourning
E C#
Ain't got no time