The story of this song follows two characters.
One character suffers from depersonalization after breaking up with his long-loved girlfriend.
The other is a nameless agent for a secret organization, forced literally and circumstantially to carry out assassinations for them.
Both characters are trapped.
One is trapped in the penitentiary of his mind.
The other is trapped in the control of a powerful organization.
Prisoners.
Despite the differences, the stories interconnect.
In the end, both characters find the will to fight back against their imprisonment.
lyrics
featuring Derek Wilson (Makeshift Fate, ex-For All It's Worth, ex-And They Called Us Dreamers)
Born into hate. (Born to assimilate.)
I find this space (I find this empty place.)
Mesmerizing, hypnotizing,
Realigning. Perfect timing.
I am the last of my kind.
You will open your mind now.
Shoving me towards your mistakes.
Holding me back. Is this the way?
My purpose, convoluted.
Their intent is just as obscure as my hazy past.
I don’t know who I am.
I don’t where I came from.
I don’t how I got here.
All I know is that I need to find out:
Why am I such a mystery?
Why is it that I have to follow every command,
And I cannot say a word?
I am controlled. They monitor everything.
They are watching my every single move.
They are the ones that think they can do as they please;
Overseers of my every single action.
Jump back into reality.
Take me back. Take me home.
I can’t understand why.
All of this hate surrounds me
And gives me my authority.
I’ll make my own regrets.
I need to suffer.
Born into hate. (Born to assimilate.)
I find this space. (I find this empty place.)
Mesmerizing, hypnotizing,
Realigning, fucking perfect timing.
I am the last of my kind.
You will open your mind now.
Shoving me towards your mistakes.
Holding me back. Is this the way?
Shoving me towards (I)
Your mistakes. (WILL)
Holding me back. (NOT)
Is this the way? (LIE)
At this moment, I have come to understand that we cannot simply subside and allow our adversaries to manipulate our conditions and state of mind. Whether by means of physical or mental control, they have the power to ruin everything that is set before us, but that does not mean they can prevent our uprising, our progression, our actions to amend the situation and create a solution. We pave our own paths to righteousness. We are our own barriers that restrict furtherance. There’s no going back. It’s time for a change. WE SHALL OVERCOME.
SAY IT WITH ME.
WE ARE THE PRODUCT OF THEIR LIES.
WE ARE THE VICTIMS OF THEIR SCHEMES.
WITH NO CHOICE LEFT FOR US,
WE MUST UNITE WITH ONE BELIEF.
PRISONERS, FIGHT BACK!
PRISONERS, GIVE IT EVERYTHING!
credits
from Prisoners,
released March 7, 2014
Released January 23rd, 2014 as a single
Vocals - Zane "TommyZane" Walsh
Vocals - Tristan "Natskrit" Thompson
Instruments - Ryan Semco
Guest vocals - Derek Wilson
Lyrics - TommyZane and Natskrit
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