Prisoner
Break the Chains: Unveiling the Meaning of Simon Safhalter's 'Prisoner'
Lyrics
I'm afraid letting someone get into my brain to break my chain
I fear letting someone enter my mind and disrupt my routine.
Explain in vain again what I really think
Explaining my true thoughts seems futile and ineffective.
Put it down in ink
Recording my thoughts in writing.
Getting different looks
Receiving varied expressions or reactions from others.
Hiding in my books
Seeking refuge or solace in literature.
Not the same in their eyes
Not perceived the same way by others.
Putting on a disguise
Wearing a mask or pretending to be someone else.
Telling lies after lies and it's easy to my surprise
Telling lies repeatedly, and it's surprisingly easy.
No one dies when I do something wrong
No one faces death consequences when I make mistakes.
No one cries when I'm singing my song
No one expresses sorrow when I sing my song.
Going on forever
Continuing indefinitely.
Going on
Persisting.
A system selling you wisdom
A system that sells knowledge or advice.
Please don't be a prisoner
Requesting not to become a prisoner of the system.
You're born into a system selling you wisdom
Born into a system that sells wisdom.
This time don't be a prisoner
Advising not to be a prisoner this time.
Listen! I'm telling you now
An urgent message to listen.
Can we be free without feeling lost?
Questioning if freedom is possible without feeling lost.
Low and alone, you see, that's our cost
Highlighting the cost of being low and alone.
Going through the motions absently
Mechanically going through actions without engagement.
Thinking about another fantasy
Contemplating another unrealistic scenario.
Follow the mass or pave your path
Choosing between conforming to the majority or creating a unique path.
You better take a risk as long as you don't crash
Encouraging taking risks as long as they don't lead to failure.
Crash
Repetition emphasizing the idea of crashing.
Crash
-Running away from the unpleasant question
Avoiding difficult questions by running away.
Learning today another hard earned lesson
Learning a hard lesson today.
Some will say it's bad and hides depression
Differing opinions on whether a situation is bad or good.
Some will say it's good and rids aggression
-I better focus on the goal and overcome distraction
Focusing on goals and overcoming distractions.
Gonna make a plan today and I will chase my passion
Planning to pursue passions with determination.
Gonna keep on saying all these things until they stick
Repeating affirmations until they become ingrained.
Keep on going, keep on trying it, when you all sleep
Persisting and trying even when others are asleep.
Going on forever
Continuing indefinitely.
Going on
Persisting.
A system selling you wisdom
A system selling knowledge or advice.
Please don't be a prisoner
Requesting not to become a prisoner of the system.
Going through the motions absently
Mechanically going through actions without engagement.
Thinking about another fantasy
Contemplating another unrealistic scenario.
Running away
Escaping or avoiding something.
Learning today
Learning a hard lesson today.
Selling you all wisdom when you do all sleep
The system imparts wisdom when others are asleep.
Be your wisdom
Encouraging individual wisdom.
Don't be a prisoner
Advising against becoming a prisoner.
Beat the system
Overcoming the system.
Bring it down
Bringing down the system.
Selling you all when you all sleep
The system continues to sell when others are asleep.
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