Locked Inside

Lyrics

I'm locked inside
 A land called foolish pride
 Where the man is always right
 He hates to talk but loves to fight
 Is that all right?
 On real cold days
 He loans us lots of hate
 But he says that we must pay
 To take it all away
 Is that okay?
 But I'm asking you, will you stay with me
 In this land where we are free?
 And I know it's rough
 And you've had enough
 But one day we'll be happy
 And when I look into the future, I see danger in its eyes
 Hearts of hatred rule the land while love is left aside
 Killing plagues the citizens while music slowly dies
 I get frightened, I...
 See, I get frightened, I...
 Oh how, oh how I need you, baby
 To keep me from going crazy
 I really need you, baby
 Need you to stay
 Oh how, oh how I love you, baby
 These people are so crazy
 I really need you, baby
 Need you to stay
 She's quick to fight
 For her man but not her rights
 Even though it's 3005
 When will we end this genocide?
 And that's not right
 Her children cry
 No food to eat, and afraid as flies
 The color black means it's time to die
 And nobody questions why
 'Cause they're too scared to stop the man
 But I'm asking you, will you stay with me
 In this land where we are free?
 And I know it's rough
 And you've had enough
 But one day we'll be happy
 'Cause when I look into the future, I see danger in its eyes
 Babies die before they're born and no one ever smiles
 The writers and the artists all are paid to tell us lies
 They keep us locked inside, they keep us locked inside
 Oh how, oh how I need you, baby
 To keep me from going crazy
 I really need you, baby
 Need you to stay
 Oh how, oh how I love you, baby
 These people are so crazy
 I really need you, baby
 Need you to stay
 I can make a change
 I can start a fire
 Lord, make me love again
 Fill me with desire
 I can make a change
 I can start a fire
 Make me love again
 Lord, thank You for desire
 And when I look into your pretty eyes I almost want to cry
 I think about my life and I don't want to live a lie
 How I need you, baby, I need you right by my side
 I need you tonight, I need you tonight
 Yeah! How I need you, baby
 See I can't let you go, I need you
 On the other side
 On the other side
 I love you so and I'll never let you go
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 On the other side!
 

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Song Details

Duration
04:16
Key
11
Tempo
120 BPM

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