I question not me, it only happens to others
   I can't deny reality as lite gets smothered
   If the lines can be read between
   Maybe you can tell me then what it all means
   Cause he who paints the big picture runs the whole scene
   Locked down, I gotta get it out
   Impending doom, a cloud above my head
   Why me ? My faith has been devout
   Blasphemous ? Am I better off dead ?
   Punishment, for all my sins
   A burning thought inside my mind
   Has me full of pity for all of human kind
   As we move forth, we fall further behind
   Fear of death, will my life go on ?
   Controlled fate ? On the corner rolling dice
   Punishment, but I've done nothing wrong
   In my eyes, who really pays the price
   My lament, for the human race
   Guilty, punishment for all my sins
   Dread the day that brings the truth
   Punishment for what I've done
   Sentence me for all my sins
   Bound in fear for what I've got
   Though not much it seems a lot
   Life is death and no one wins
   Bustin' my ass, another day another dollar, as I kneel down and I
   confess to the father that I'm suffering a burning question of
   the truth, whether or not to pull the trigger or to jump right
   off the roof, 'cause I did things normal and just like all my friends
   but now I'm positive and life it all ends
   Punishment, for all my sins, I repent
   In reality, we all must face the fact that the majority
   of the people are out there smoking crack, getting doped up,
   shooting that shit into their veins, the question must be asked if
   we have any brains left, or right or wrong in this song, a
   question we all ask and must answer before long, 'cause no one
   is safe in this world, what's the deal, the sentence is death and to
   what court do I appeal ?
   Punishment, for all my sins, I repent
   Punishment