Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Postal Service
Canonical path: /the-postal-service/this-place-is-a-prison
Related lyric paths: 6
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This Place Is A Prison
Read This Place Is A Prison lyrics by The Postal Service on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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This Place Is A Prison
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This place is a prison
And these people aren't your friends
Inhaling thrills through $20 bills
And the tumblers are drained and then flooded
Again and again
Ther're guards at the on ramps
Armed to the teeth
And you may case the grounds
From the cascades to puget sound,
But you are not permitted to leave
I know there's a big world
Out there like the one
I saw on the screen
In my living room late last night,
It was almost too bright to see
And i know that it's not a party
If it happens every night
Pretending there's glamour and candelabra
When you're drinking by candlelight
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
what does it take, how long must i wait?
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The Postal Service performs "This Place Is A Prison", and this lyric page sits inside the The Postal Service catalog on LyroVerse.
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