We're born in a prison, raised in a prison   Sent to a prison called school   We cry in a prison, we love in a prison   We dream in a prison like fools      Wood becomes a flute when it's loved   Reach for yourself and your battered mates   Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken   Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate      We live with no reason, kicked around for no reason   Thrown out without reason like tools   We work in a prison and hate in a prison   And die in a prison as a rule      Wood becomes a flute when it's loved   Reach for yourself and your battered mates   Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken   Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate      We live in a prison among judges and wardens   And wait for no reason for you   We laugh in a prison, go through all four seasons   And die with no vision of truth      Wood becomes a flute when it's loved   Reach for yourself and for your battered mates   Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken   Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate      Born in a prison   Born in a prison   Born in a prison   Born in a prison