Thrashing In A Box

Verse 1
Four walls, padded white telling lies
A straight jacket sings you lullabies
I scream on deaf ears , grasping air
No one sees you or seems to care

Pre-Chorus
They rage labeled unstable thoughts
A pestilence that their system forgot
I thrash, to bleed, I spit and claw
Self affliction left every scar raw

Chorus
Thrashing in a box—No peace or pause 
Crimes committed for breaking laws
Thrashing in a box—psycho gone wild
I’m the untrained, unclaimed child

Verse 2
They feed me pills to drift in dreams
Mute the truth with silent screams
The jacket tightens across my chest
The lighting flickers and will not rest

Bridge
I’m not your patient, not your pawn
I’m the rage before the dawn
This box will crack, this shell will split
I’m the resistance that will not quit

Breakdown
Thrash the walls, cameras line of sight 
No sedation, adrenaline fueled fight
I’m confined—and feeling compressed
A ticking bomb in a straight jacket vest

Final Chorus
Thrashing in a box—no way to escape 
Shackles bind me, feelings take shape 
Thrashing in a box—threw away the key 
Trapped in a box is their guarantee 

Punk / Metal