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The Witch Hunt That Never Should Have Been
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Song Lyrics Verse 1
Damien Echols
A rebel
In a small town
An outcast
Labeled trouble
For being from
A poor troubled family
And for being different
He was just a kid
An 18 year old kid
Not unlike most of us
Chorus
A massive witch hunt
And a coerced confession
Three innocent men in prison
One on death row
His life sold
To the highest bidder
Just to further careers
How could we let this happen
Verse 2
Damiens life was hard
But little did he know
Everything would soon change
For the worse
A murder had taken place
In his quiet little town
And he, his best friend Jason
And fellow outcast Jessie
Innocent as can be
For this tragedy
Were about to go down
Chorus
Verse 3
Now in court sits Damien
Jason and Jessie
Scared kids
Being railroaded
And there was nothing
They could do
Lie after lie
And the nail
In the coffin
A coerced confession
From Jessie
That never should
Have been allowed
They were screwed
And they knew it too
Chorus
Verse 4
Two life sentances
And a trip to death row
Damien's life
More or less sold
To the highest bidder
All to further careers
Over 18 years
Of torture and solitary
With no hope
And no way out
All for something
He didn't even do
Chorus
Verse 5
But alas my friends
The end of the story
The happy ending
Seen after all
Well atleast
To a point
It took a bullshit
Alford plea
To make it happen
Yes my friends
They are free
But in the eyes of the state
Are still guitly
But at least they are
Safe and free
And that is good enough for me
Today freedom
Tomorrow exoneration
And justice for not three
But six innocent victims
Who deserve peace of mind and closure
Chorus
