Trapped (PG) (Lyrics)

TRAPPED

(Instruments: acoustic and electric guitar, drums, maybe keyboard.)

Quick start—2 second instrumental before words

Every day
I drive
My car
To work
So I can pay
To drive
My car
To work
Every day.

1-2 second riff

And I live
My life
With no time
To live
At all—.

1-2 second riff

Oh, I’m stuck in
This routine
I waste my life
Do—ing
Just so I
Can live one more day…
This way!

Longer riff—approx. 8 seconds(?)

CHORUS
But I know I’m
Trapped!
Like a chicken on a farm…
Like a cow, in, the barn.
Waiting to be killed
Whenever tax comes in…
Oh, I feel trapped!
Like a pig in a pen.

Longer riff—approx. 16 seconds(?)

Well, now I can’t pay rent,
For my apartment,
My time and money are all spent…
Too— quick.
‘Cause my salary is low,
But my responsibility hi—gh.
So why
Do I pay for a house
That I don’t live in,
Just because I’m always at my j—ob?

Riff—approx. 9 seconds(?)

CHORUS
Still I can’t help but be
Trapped!
In this lifestyle,
‘Cause it’ll be a while,
Before I can change
These ways…
Without losin’ my name,
My house,
And my money to blame.
Oh I feel trapped,
Like a dog in a cage.

Long instrumental—at least 25 seconds

Oh, it’s another day
So I leave my house,
Open my car door,
Push the pedal to the floor,
And drive away…
Away… away…
I wanna drive away!
From nine bucks an hour…
From workin’ forty a week…
I wanna get away,
Like a fish in a stream…

FADE

Oh no, the dreaded poetry, nothing against you or your work of course but after reading so much poetry in English everyday for the past 2 years and analysing it in great detail, paying attention to the literary techniques and the deep meanings behind them and how every single poem relates to sex kinda puts you off reading them especially when you're meant to write an essay on comparing them without being taught how.

I'm sorry, I'm straying from the point. Poetry isn't my strong point at criticising but it was an interesting piece. I have thoughts about it that I would add but you may consider me a freak if I voiced them, I would consider myself a freak for saying them. Poetry is a weird thing to comment on.

I think if I heard this song I would love it alot more. I Dont like how you compare being trapped to animals in cages. Other than that, I think that this is pretty good.

I don't really like the first chorus, it's kinda weird to be comparing to farm animals.... Otherwise, it would be pretty cool.