Beyond recall

[music: breitenbach / lyrics: zur heide arranged by breitenbach] ... the Pardon Board refuses the aquittal of the murderer. Outside the courthouse there's a pro-death sentence demonstration and the...

(music: breitenbach / lyrics: eilen / arranged by breitenbach) ... during his first hours in the death house he is painfully overcome by the emotional memories of his family and childhood ... I close...

...and it's fading away...

...facing death he feels foresaken by God and his country. He never lived a christian life but it's the irony of his fate that he - like Jesus - will be executed. And didn't Jesus also say: "God,...

...in his thoughts the murderer blames the ones who pass the laws, sentence to death and file the cases away. In his eyes they commit a murder, planned and legalized by the government. He asks...

...on the backseat of a squad-car he realizes for the first time what he has done and wonders about his bleak future. He's aware of his guilt and tries to justify himself with a blackout... Oh let me...

...with his last words in the death chamber he swears, he would never kill again... I swear, I'd never fail again I swear, I'd never fail again I swear, I'd never fail again I swear, I'd never fail...

...now strapped to the table he hopelessly watches the preparation of his lethal injection. As the poison enters his veins his life is beyond recall. It's all a mistake, this show is a fake You...

...because of the strict organisation and the brutality of his treatment he feels robbed of his dignity... Life is hell, a mindless odysee Now here I dwell, stuck in misery Forced to draw the line,...

...right after the robbery the murderer tries to escape, the police search teams hard on his heels. He's soon cornered and arrested... Sirens wailing Voices yelling Confusion in my head, I cannot...