Lyrics
Apartment walls, halls are small
Expressing confinement in a small living space, possibly an apartment.
Government building, site much too small
Critique of government buildings being too restrictive in size.
These tiny boxes won't let me out
Feeling trapped in small, confining spaces.
These tiny boxes are too remote
Highlighting the isolation caused by small, remote living conditions.
It's a screaming mess
Describing a chaotic and noisy situation.
Television city dream
Reference to a dream of a city dominated by television.
Your robot's eyes gleam
Suggesting the influence of technology with the mention of robot eyes.
In my future dream
Reflecting on a future dream, possibly dystopian or controlled by technology.
It's not fate or chance
Rejecting the idea of fate or chance, emphasizing the role of money.
It's the money in the bank
Linking financial power, possibly corruption, to societal control.
Burn their timber and gather bricks
Suggesting rebellion or resistance by burning timber and gathering bricks.
Drive 'em fire, the bloody dicks
Expressing anger or frustration with those in authority.
It's a screaming mess
Reiteration of a chaotic and noisy situation.
And I am the prisoner
Declaring oneself as a prisoner, possibly of societal norms or expectations.
The prisoner, the prisoner
Repetition emphasizing the feeling of being imprisoned.
Go
An abrupt call to action or defiance.
? fate or chance
Questioning the role of fate or chance in one's situation.
Kick somebody in the face
Suggesting a desire for confrontation or resistance against oppression.
Burn their timber and gather bricks
Repetition of the theme of resistance through burning timber and gathering bricks.
Drive 'em fire, the bloody dicks
Expression of intense frustration or anger towards authority figures.
It's a screaming mess
Reiteration of a chaotic and noisy situation.
A television city dream
Restating the dream of a city dominated by television.
Your robot's eyes gleam
Reinforcing the influence of technology with the mention of robot eyes.
In my future dream
Revisiting the idea of a future dream, possibly dystopian or controlled by technology.
And I am the prisoner
Reaffirming the identity as a prisoner, emphasizing the sense of confinement.
The prisoner, the prisoner
Repetition emphasizing the feeling of being imprisoned.
Well, I am the prisoner
Continued assertion of being a prisoner.
The prisoner, the prisoner
Repetition emphasizing the feeling of being imprisoned.
The prisoner
Conclusion, restating the theme of being a prisoner.
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