Scrutiny 
Bad Religion 

  
One – tw

o – thre

e – four

 – five 

– six &#

8211; seven &#

8211; eight
Days go marching by
There and back I never wait for a confident reply

    (
Truth is stark


 and leaves it

s mark as limi

ted constraint

s
And the most difficult part is accepting what the future may bring

   
It seems like 

a lifetime of 

scrutiny
Wither the path, whether worth the fee
A lifetime of scrutiny

    
And it seems a

  
s though I can

't be sure of 

anything any m

ore

  
One – tw

o – thre

e – four

 – five 

– six &#

8211; seven &#

8211; eight
Years go flying by
No one seems to hesitate or cast an earnest eye

    (
Judgment comes


 in many forms

 but never sca

re or shy
And the litany is long as the confidence is strong in their delight

   
It seems like 

a lifetime of 

scrutiny
Prejudicial waters wash over me
A lifetime of scrutiny

    
And the words 

  
just don't equ

ate with sense

 or sanity any

more

  
One – tw

o – thre

e – four

 – five 

– six &#

8211; seven &#

8211; eight
The faces and the names
Shattered hopes and stolen dreams and no one left to blame

    (
Is it possible


 to win this p

ointless morta

l game?
`Cuz when death comes it's swift and my friend
We end up and the same

   
It feels like 

a lifetime of 

scrutiny
Wither the path and whether worth the fee
A lifetime of scrutiny

    
And it seems a

  
s though I can

't remember of

 anything anym

ore