Wallflower

Lyrics

Six by six, from wall to wall
 Shutters on the windows, no light at all
 Damp on the floor, you got damp in the bed
 They're trying to get you crazy, get you out of your head
 And they feed you scraps and they feed you lies
 To lower your defences, no compromise
 Nothing you can do, the day can be long
 Your mind is working overtime, your body's not too strong
 Hold on, hold on
 Hold on, hold on
 Hold on, hold on
 They put you in a box so you can't get hurt
 Let your spirit stay unbroken, may you not be deterred
 Hold on, you have gambled with your own life
 And you face the night alone
 While the builders of the cages
 Sleep with bullets, bars and stone
 They do not see your road to freedom
 That you build with flesh and bone
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 They take you out and the light burns your eyes
 To the talking room, it's no surprise
 Loaded questions from the clean white coats
 Their eyes are all as hidden as their Hippocratic Oath
 They tell you how to behave, behave as their guest
 You want to resist them, you do your best
 They take you to your limits, they take you beyond
 For all that they are doing there's no way to respond
 Hold on, hold on
 They put you in a box so you can't get hurt
 Let your spirit stay unbroken, may you not be deterred
 Hold on, you have gambled with your own life
 And you face the night alone
 While the builders of the cages
 Sleep with bullets, bars and stone
 They do not see your road to freedom
 That you build with flesh and bone
 ♪
 Though you may disappear
 You're not forgotten here
 And I will say to you
 I will do what I can do
 You may disappear
 You're not forgotten here
 And I will say you
 I will do what I can do
 ♪
 And I will do what I can do
 And I will do what I can do
 

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Duration
06:38
Key
3
Tempo
88 BPM

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