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I was mad and was accepted for treatment
At a hospital for the mentally sick
(So I am told)
I was wild and introvert
Wandering alone in the night
(So I was, so I am told)
I would scream and rage
Should someone disturb my eye peace
(So I did, so I must hide)
So they took me away and they put me here
Alone in my silent privacy

Then they gave me shock treatment
And when I awoke I was numb
And remembering nothing

Probe me, mould me
Reassemble my brain, my brain
Schizoid, paranoid
Just terms, just names, just names
Why can't you leave me?
Don't drive me insane, insane
Your minds analyse me
Your eyes penetrate me
Illusions, confusions
I'm frightened, I'm helpless
Please leave me, I long to be free
Oh, let me free!

I lie alone unable to remember
No face, no name, no eyes, my brain just an ember
Kindle me, protect my barren matter
Whose seeds may propagate yet still may shatter

They have emptied my head of its dreaming
Like paper out of a waste bin
And I yearn to be, yearn to be, yearn to be, yearn to be free

Cold is the climate, dark is the atomic night
Searching and hoping, guarding my mind from your sight
Your evil eyes watch me, your evil hands touch me, they're cold
I can stand prison, but even my conscious you hold
Let me be
Set me free

Yeah!

Ohh...

Probe me, mould me
Reassemble my brain, my brain
Schizoid, paranoid
Just terms, just names, just names
Why can't you leave me?
Don't drive me insane, insane, insane, insane...
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About “The Prisoner” by Comus

Read the complete lyrics to "The Prisoner" by Comus from the album "First Utterance". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under In English, Rock, Avant Garde.

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"The Prisoner" appears on "First Utterance".

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