This Place Is A Prison Lyrics
The Postal Service
Lyrics
This place is a prison
These people aren't your friends
Inhaling thrills through twenty dollar bills
and the tumblers are drained and then flooded
again and again.
There's guards at the onramps
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 that 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 glamor and candelabra
when you're drinking by candlelight.
And what does it take
to get a drink in this place?
What does it take?
How long must I wait?
And what does it take
to get a drink in this place?
What does it take?
How long must I wait?
How long must I wait?
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Postal Service is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. The group consists of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jimmy Tamborello (sequencing, electronics) and Jenny Lewis (backing vocals).
Their song "This Place Is a Prison" was released on April 1, 2003 as the second single off their debut studio album Give Up. The track was written by Ben Gibbard and produced by Jimmy Tamborello. The lyrics explore feelings of isolation and despair in the face of a relationship gone wrong. It has become one of the most iconic songs of the early 2000s indie music scene.