Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Beth Orton
Canonical path: /beth-orton/the-prisoner
Related lyric paths: 6
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The prisoner
Read The prisoner lyrics by Beth Orton on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The prisoner
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Summer's burning (up inside)
Left alone (to gag then tie)
Here comes the rain
Just when you never thought you'd lose your way again
When it's so wrong
It has to be, nobody has won
We will soon be free
The prisoner is history
We will soon be free
The prisoner is history
Yea...
You've been lost and you've been found
This time you've gotta stand your ground
Here comes your train
Just when you never thought you'd catch that ride again
When it's so wrong
It has to be, everybody's gone
We will soon be free
The prisoner is history
We will soon be free
The prisoner is history
Yea...
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Beth Orton performs "The prisoner", and this lyric page sits inside the Beth Orton catalog on LyroVerse.
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