Kick the Chair
The System Has Failed
2004
Duration: 3:57
Track number: 3
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A scathing critique of the modern judicial and political systems, suggesting that **justice is for sale** and often serves media or personal vendettas rather than truth. The phrase **'Kick the chair'** refers to an execution, highlighting the lethal consequences of a flawed system where even juries are compromised.
Lyrics
Dawn breaks evenly today, on the truth and the lie
All rise, court's in session, we're hanging someone high
Justice means nothing today, now that the courts are for sale
Pick a crime from the menu, pick a sentence and defend you
And pay up the down payment called bail, the system's for sale
**Kick the chair**, the rope's tight
Just like one quick wrench, the tooth is out
Friend or foe, I gotta hang 'em dead, or they'll come back around
The court's wrong when it keeps track of victories and defeats
The press that never rest, just waits for somebody's soul they can eat
Justice means nothing today, now that the jury's for sale
Guilty or not, the verdict's a lie, you're going to jail, **the system has failed**
