Institutional Man
Inside the walls I've made
To keep out all who reach for me
I might have lost my way
And I can't come out again
Don't come around here any more
You may infect yourself
Don't ever cross this line
You could see monsters in your mind
They're just like me
Have I erased all sense of touch
I don't feel anything
Sometimes they say I need
Sometimes I think I need
Sometimes I know I need
New parts for my brain
Most dreams they're black and white
But I must colour mine
Each day's another endless night of screaming
Oh shouting at the outside
Someone let me in
Set me free now no one can
Faces at the window
Stop the water, bags of sand
Institutional man
Sometimes they say I need
Sometimes I think I need
Sometimes I know I need
New parts for my brain
Set me free now no one can
Faces at the window
Lock the cages, tie my hands
Institutional, institutional man
To keep out all who reach for me
I might have lost my way
And I can't come out again
Don't come around here any more
You may infect yourself
Don't ever cross this line
You could see monsters in your mind
They're just like me
Have I erased all sense of touch
I don't feel anything
Sometimes they say I need
Sometimes I think I need
Sometimes I know I need
New parts for my brain
Most dreams they're black and white
But I must colour mine
Each day's another endless night of screaming
Oh shouting at the outside
Someone let me in
Set me free now no one can
Faces at the window
Stop the water, bags of sand
Institutional man
Sometimes they say I need
Sometimes I think I need
Sometimes I know I need
New parts for my brain
Set me free now no one can
Faces at the window
Lock the cages, tie my hands
Institutional, institutional man
Credits
Writer(s): Ronald Padavona, Vincent Appice, Tracy Grijalva
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Link
Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- Happy Birthday To You by Dio - Single
- Dio At Donington '87 (Live)
- All the Fools Sailed Away (Live at Donington '87)
- Rock and Roll Children (Live at Donington '87)
- Stand Up and Shout (Live at Donington '83)
- Business In Hell (Live 1994)
- The Hands of Fate (Live 1987)
- Wings Of Steel (Live 1983)
- Holy Diver: Live
- Evil Or Divine: Live In New York City
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