MacGyver: The Great Escape... I Will Remember, Forever and Always, but How Could I Forget?

Oh, the familiar scent of mildew
And how I'll never miss you
Do the damage, charge the tab
Imperative addictions
No food, no sleep
Getting used to the inside
Dwindling hope, towering fear
Chewed up dreams, transparency
Cheap sweat is terrible perfume
Shaking hands start a new habit
Forget it

New strains and butane occupy my anxious brain
Nervous habit, my teeth are stained
Worrisome routine
Fuck the diploma, socially inept
Where are my memories?
One too many hits, and a drag off my cigarette
Where are my memories?

Similar alloy, better food
Freedom with a price
Back at 0, sneaking out
Imprisoned in comforts, creature comforts

I am alone from prison to prison

I'm alright, or at least that's what you tell me
I'm alright, or at least that's what I tell myself
I can't believe I believe you
I can't tell if you're telling the truth
Is it really worth screaming if no one can hear me?
I'm alright, or at least that's what I tell myself

Baby steps out the door, forget it
Dire circumstances, stagnant rut; tow truck
Ash my cigarette and walk away
I was never meant to stay

You were the ones who told me that everything would be alright
Well everything is not fine
All of the signs and times, the slips of paper on the door
There's piss on the floor
Illiterate intellects, immature adults
Friendly competitions
Past tense passive, post passive tension
Non-stop mouth without a mention
Dying to get out, dreaming of my escape
Beyond this lead paint, beyond this lead paint

I'm alright or at least that's what you tell me
I'm alright or at least that's what I tell myself

Similar alloy, better food
Freedom with a price
Back at 0, sneaking out
Imprisoned in comforts, creature comforts

I am alone from prison to prison