Petition

[Verse 1:]
I prefer to think of him
As a man of many means
Of powers extreme
Disposed to the extreme
Nature so determined
He may never change his mind
The only possible excuse
For pretending to be blind.

[Chorus:]
Petition for a life unknown
To all my predecessors shown
Petition for a life unknown
To all my predecessors shown.

[Verse 2:]
I can't know the why of this
His motives are mysterious
His anger extreme
Disposed to the extreme
Has he a hidden past
My memories they don't go back
Enough to remember what
I'm supposed to lack.

[Chorus:]
Petition for a life unknown
To all my predecessors shown
Petition for a life unknown
To all my predecessors shown.

[Bridge:]
For those who've never had
You keep coming back
You take, take, take away
Till the very last.

[Chorus:]
Petition for a life unknown
To all my predecessors shown
Petition for a life unknown
To all my predecessors shown
Petition for a life unknown
To all my predecessors shown
Petition for a life unknown
To all my predecessors shown.