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Life Beneath Fluorescent Lights
(Lyrics by P. Westerhaus)

(Verse 1)
Sitting in a cell, and I’m staring at a wall
Thought I couldn't feel anything at all
The silhouettes of birds passed by my window
Something broke inside and set a fire in my soul

(Chorus 1)
I clawed at these walls until my fingers bled
But I could not escape the storm inside my head
The air in here is stale, it's suffocating me
I've got to get out, goddamnit set me free!

(Verse 2)
My cellmates in here make for shitty company
They never complain, there's nowhere they'd rather be
I spend most of my time scratching numbers in the floor
And talking to the rats who crawl underneath my door

(Chorus 2)
I'd rather be between the guard's rifle sights
Than stay in this place for another fucking night
‘Cause it's hell man, it's hell when you're just waiting to die
Beneath those buzzing, white fluorescent lights

(Bridge)
Lock me up and throw away the key
Hold me down, kick the shit out of me
Just break every bone in my body
But you know I shall be free
Yeah you know I shall be free...