Prisoner

So I've been feeling kind of dizzy

With an aching in my head

I've only come to realise that everything you ever said

Made me feel like I was tied to every little whim or need

Of your obscurity



I fell asleep

Down on my knees

Staring at lives

Lived on my TV

Time was speeding up

Spinning round and round

It never matters more

Than when you're running out



So I say members of the jury

Don't you think I'm being fair

When all those late nights seem to run in orbit around me

Turning into a career

Even talking to you feels like wasting time I could have used

Why don't you sympathise with the accused?



I fell asleep

Down on my knees

Staring at lives

Lived on my TV

Time was speeding up

Spinning round and round

It never matters more

Than when you're running out



And if you're looking at it

It's almost automatic

But every turn you take

Is everything you make

And don't forget you're tired

Your credit card's expired

And when you want something

It never comes around



It never saw you coming

The words are busy running

It isn't really fair

Your life is living you're not there

It's time to show you

The land of milk and honey

I just don't really say

That everything will be okay



I fell asleep

Down on my knees

Staring at lives

Lived on my TV

It isn't fair

Your life is living you're not there

It's time to show you

The land I'm not here



I fell asleep

Down on my knees

Staring at lives

Lived on my TV

Time was speeding up

Spinning round and round and round