Banquet For Thieves - Lyrics - Ian Parry

Ian Parry was a British photographer and photojournalist who worked as a freelance and on assignment for newspapers including The Mail on Sunday, The Times and The Sunday Times. He was killed at the age of 24 in an aircraft crash in Romania during the overthrow of Communism. In his honour a scholarship fund was set up to encourage and help young photographers.

[Verse] The law is the truth But the truth about the law can change What's good for some of us I wouldn't like to recommend it Some may work hard, all the hours god gave While others bend the rules To mold into, a cruel advantage [Bridge] What is democracy Without real justice for all Societies legacy, protects them more and more [Chorus] They're laughing at us all Their lies are accepted It's a banquet for thieves [Verse] Defenders of the faith More preposterous by the day A distant empathy From our parallactic view we remain Can we sustain A phenomenon in disarray Once they cross, into our world We're pages in the book, of misery [Repeat Bridge & Chorus] [Solo] [Repeat Chorus] [Ad-libs:] The law is the truth