The Cave

There's this hole in the earth that's a yawning dark pit,
And the denizens are all enslaved.
It's ignored by the people who are full of shit,
But it lies there in wait for the brave.

I am human and I need to be loved,
And I cannot remain in this hole.
I am sun, I am air - and I belong above,
I'll break free and unshackle my soul.

There's a million lost souls in this hole in the ground.
Though you'd swear that there's no space for one.
There's a jailor and prisoner and they're under the mound.
There's a lock and and key, they're undone.

I am human and I need to be loved,
And I cannot remain in this hole.
I am sun, I am air - and I belong above,
I'll break free and unshackle my soul.

And the prisoners allow their hands to be tied,
By their jailors with faces of friends.
You can turn away, sure - but you risk getting fried
By the stingers attached to their ends.

You've fed them your secrets and fed them up strong,
And their venom can flow in full force.
A barbed sentence now, that just doesn't belong.
But the venom is running its course.

I am human and I need to be loved,
And I will not remain in this hole.
I am sun, I am air - and I belong above,
And I'll burn to unshackle my soul.