The London Dungeon

The London Dungeon

Take me to another place
A world where I can hide
Somewhere where I know myself
And feel my soul inside
Lead me from this ugly mess
This city lacking grace
These streets of dirty words and mouths
These doors that I can’t face
Remind me of another life
Where I can live and dream
A life where people did not lie
Where consciences were clean
Tell me that I can return
To countries where I smile
Where sun shines down onto my back
And I don’t feel I’m on trial
Help me to survive this phase
My fate that I have sown
Working day on day non-stop
Here helpless and alone
Move my mouth and make me talk
To those who give me time
Then they won’t think I am strange
Convince themselves I’m fine
If I could then I would beg
Of you to change my path
To lay each stone the other way
To make each smile a laugh
But I know that you are not
The guardian of my plight
And I know that if you were
You’d tell me I should fight
So I’ll just carry on right here
And hope that soon we’ll see
That one fine day I’ll spread my wings
And finally be free.