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