THESE FOUR WALLS
Michael Greene

YOU’VE SUFFERED LONG MY JAGGED EDGE
EXPLODING LIKE DEVIL’S SNUFF IN THE WIND
REASON RUNS A RECKLESS RACE CROSS YOUR FACE
THE DESTINATION SEEMED SO CLEAR 
‘TILL THE SOUL OF THE SHIP APPROACED CAPE FEAR
MY NERVE THEN CRYSTALIZED UNDER THE WEIGHT
THESE WALLS, THESE 4 WALLS HAVE BEEN
COMPROMISED   THIS HEART, THIS TELLTALE HEART
IT MAY NOT SURVIVE   THIS NIGHT

ESCAPED THE CLASS OF 82
FOLLOWED THE INCAN GIRL FROM NORTH PERU
SEARCHING FOR HER SCARAB IN THE SAND
NO RIGID RULES AND LOTS OF LAUGHTER
NO ONE DEMANDING HAPPILY EVER AFTER
IMPROVISATION PRIESTS WITHOUT A PLAN

THESE WALLS, THESE FOUR WALLS HAVE BEEN
COMPROMISED,  THIS HEART, THIS FRAGILE HEART
WON’T BE TAKEN ALIVE   BET YOUR LIFE

WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE WHAT MY MIND WON’T BELIEVE
IS THE VISION I HOLD IN MY SLEEP
IT’S HARDLY FAIR   IT’S NOT THAT I FEAR TO CARE
I’M JUST PARALYZED BY THE PROMISE I KEEP

MY FRIENDS ALL SAY I HAVE TO CHOOSE
OR HIBERNATE LIKE HOWARD HUGHES
AND RUN THE RISK OF ENDING UP ALONE
BUT COMPROMISE HAS NEVER BEEN MY STRONGEST
SUIT, IT’S MY JAGGED END
AND I CAN FEEL HER SPIRIT IN MY BONES
CAUSE THESE FOUR WALLS THESE FOUR WALLS
WILL PROTECT THE CHILD
THIS HEART, THIS STUBBORN HEART KNOWS

HOW TO SURVIVE, HOW TO SURVIVE