Empty Suit
Silk suit, classy Yale Degree
A silver spoon eternally
A Federal man, a Judgeship in sight
Bending Justice to his own might
He walks the halls with arrogant grace
Leaving shadows on every face
Another indictment a life undone
Just another victory a battle won
He is the King of the Courtroom
A Gilded Cage
Fueled by ego and righteous rage
Without the badge, the power he wields
He is just a whisper lost in the field
He’d be nothing, just another name
Playing the game but losing the fame
So he clings to power desperately
The Law is just a tool for him you see
He builds his name on broken men
Twists the Truth again and again
Rights violated, cast aside
Collateral damage he doesn’t hide
He paints himself a hero of old
Stories of injustice unfold
He sees ambition in every case
A stepping stone to a higher place
He is the King of the Courtroom
A Gilded Cage
Fueled by ego and righteous rage
Without the badge, the power he wields
He is just a whisper lost in the field
He’d be nothing, just another name
Playing the game but losing the fame
So he clings to power desperately
The Law is just a tool for him you see
He never struggled, never toiled
His path was paved, his future oiled
Now he condemns the struggles of all
From his ivory tower he watches them fall
The only loss
The Truth ignored
From a man
Whose principles are flawed
He is the King of the Courtroom
A Gilded Cage
Fueled by ego and righteous rage
Without the badge, the power he wields
He is just a whisper lost in the field
He’d be nothing, just another name
Playing the game but losing the fame
So he clings to power desperately
The Law is just a tool for him you see
The gavel falls, the sentence read
Another soul filled with dread
And he walks away with nary a care
The Federal Prosecutor beyond compare
Someday the truth will break through the lies
And the empire he built will fall from the skies
Someday he’ll understand what he has truly done
A life misspent chasing the Sun
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