We're born in a prison

Raised in a prison

Sent to a prison called school





We cry in a prison

We love in a prison

We dream in a prison like fools





Wood becomes a flute when it's loved

Reach for yourself and your battered mates

Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken

Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate





We live with no reason

Kicked around for no reason

Thrown out without reason like tools





We work in a prison 

And hate in a prison 

And die in a prison as a rule





Wood becomes a flute when it's loved

Reach for yourself and your battered mates

Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken

Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate





We live in a prison 

Among judges and wardens 

And wait for no reason for you 

We laugh in a prison

Go through all four seasons

And die with no vision of truth





Wood becomes a flute when it's loved

Reach for yourself and your battered mates

Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken

Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate