Prison Food

Solitude's Echo: Embracing Isolation in Ben Folds' 'Prison Food'
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Lyrics

You walked the earth

You existed and lived on this planet.

Talked and never spoke a word

You were present but chose not to express yourself verbally.

She wonders who'll be the first to go

Someone is curious about who will be the first to depart or leave.


I said you know,

Expressing the idea that significant challenges must be faced alone.

the biggest things we gotta face alone

Emphasizing the solitude in confronting major life challenges.

Don't want to waste time and go

Not willing to waste time and proceed with life.


Alone

Being by oneself.

Alone again

Experiencing solitude once again.

Alone

Repeating the feeling of being alone.

Alone again

Continuing to be alone.


A trace of me, it floats in my periphery

A part of the person lingers at the edge of their perception.

And every time I turn to see it goes

Whenever attention is turned towards it, it disappears.


Alone

Being in solitude once more.

Alone again

Repeating the experience of being alone.

Alone

Continuing the sense of solitude.

Alone again

Reiterating the feeling of being alone.

Alone

Emphasizing solitude yet again.

Alone again

Continuing the theme of being alone.


Floating by like a satellite

Describing a presence moving like a satellite, detached and distant.

To pass the time, you'll float by again

Passing the time, the presence returns.

And I can tell you about the little things

Offering information about trivial matters to divert attention from significant issues temporarily.

So you don't think about the big things for a while

Suggesting a strategy to avoid contemplating major concerns for a while.


You walked the earth

Repeating the idea of existence and communication without verbal expression.

Talked and never spoke a word

Restating the concept of not speaking words despite being present.

She wonder who will be the first to go

Revisiting the curiosity about who will depart first.


Alone

Experiencing solitude once again.

Alone again

Repeating the feeling of being alone.

Alone

Continuing the sense of solitude.

Alone again

Reiterating the experience of being alone.

Alone

Emphasizing solitude yet again.

Alone again

Continuing the theme of being alone.

Alone

Repeating the feeling of being alone.

Alone again

Continuing to be alone.

Alone

Emphasizing the state of being alone.

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