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    1) The document contains lyrics from 11 songs off Creed's 1997 album My Own Prison. 2) The songs address themes of isolation, oppression, hypocrisy in religion and society. 3) Key lyrics describe feeling "torn" between intentions and actions, hiding inner hate, and questioning what is real versus illusion.

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    1997 My Own Prisoner

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    1) The document contains lyrics from 11 songs off Creed's 1997 album My Own Prison. 2) The songs address themes of isolation, oppression, hypocrisy in religion and society. 3) Key lyrics describe feeling "torn" between intentions and actions, hiding inner hate, and questioning what is real versus illusion.

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    1) The document contains lyrics from 11 songs off Creed's 1997 album My Own Prison. 2) The songs address themes of isolation, oppression, hypocrisy in religion and society. 3) Key lyrics describe feeling "torn" between intentions and actions, hiding inner hate, and questioning what is real versus illusion.

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    1997 My Own Prisoner

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    Iulian Stama
    1) The document contains lyrics from 11 songs off Creed's 1997 album My Own Prison. 2) The songs address themes of isolation, oppression, hypocrisy in religion and society. 3) Key lyrics describe feeling "torn" between intentions and actions, hiding inner hate, and questioning what is real versus illusion.

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    Creed lyrics

    Album: My Own Prison [1997]

    Torn
    Ode
    My own prison
    Pity for a dime
    In America
    Illusion
    Unforgiven
    Sister
    What's This Life For?
    One

    Torn

    peace is what they tell me


    love am i unholy
    lies are what they tell me
    despise you that control me

    the peace is dead in my soul


    i have blamed the reasons for my intentions poor
    yes I’m the only one
    who would carry on this far

    torn, I’m filthy


    born in my own misery
    stole all that you gave me
    control you claim you save me

    the peace is dead in my soul


    i have blamed the reason for my
    intentions poor
    yes I’m the one who
    the only one who
    would carry on this far

    Ode

    hang me, watch awhile


    let me see you smile as i die
    take me, my body burns
    let me see you yearn, while i cry

    one step on your own


    and you walk all over me
    one head in the clouds
    you wont let go
    you’re too proud

    one light to the blind and they see


    one head touch on the head, we believe

    adore me as i drift away


    let me hear you say I’m fine
    you cry as my body dies

    one step on your own and you walk all over me


    one head in the clouds
    you wont let go, you’re too proud
    one light to the blind, and they see
    one touch on the head, we believe
    My own prison

    a court is in session, a verdict is in


    no appeal on the docket today
    just my own sin
    the walls are cold and pale
    the cage made of steel
    screams fill the room
    alone i drop and kneel

    silence now the sound


    my breath the only motion around
    demons cluttering around
    my face showing no emotion
    shackled by my sentence
    expecting no return
    here there is no penance
    my skin begins to burn

    so i held my head up high


    hiding hate that burns inside
    which only fuels their selfish pride
    we're all held captive
    out from the sun
    a sun that shines on only some
    we the meek are all in one

    i hear a thunder in the distance


    see a vision of a cross
    i feel the pain that was given
    on that sad day of loss
    a lion roars in the darkness only he holds the key
    a light to free from my burden and bring me life eternally

    should’ve been dead


    on a Sunday morning
    banging my head
    no time for mourning
    ain’t got no time *2

    so i held my head up high


    hiding hate that burns inside
    which only fuels their selfish pride
    we're all held captive
    out from the sun
    a sun that shines only some
    we the meek are all on in one

    i cry out to god seeking only his decision


    Gabriel stands and confirms
    I’ve created my own prison

    so i held my head up high


    hiding hate that burns inside
    which only fuels their selfish pride
    we're all held captive
    out from the sun
    a sun that shines only some
    we the meek are all on in one

    Pity for a dime

    an artificial season
    covered by rain
    losing all my reason
    cause there's nothing left to blame

    shadows paint the sidewalk


    a living picture in a frame
    see the sea of people
    all their faces look the same

    so i sat down for a while


    forcing a smile
    in a state of self-denial
    is it worthwhile
    sell my pity for a dime
    just one dime

    plain talk can be the easy way


    signs of losing my faith *2

    so i sat down for a while


    forcing a smile
    in a state of self denial
    is it worthwhile
    sell my pity for a dime
    just one dime
    sell my pity for a dime
    'just one dime

    In America
    only in America
    we're slaves to be free
    only in America we kill the unborn
    the make ends meet

    only in America
    sexuality is democracy
    only in America we stamp our goal
    "in god we trust"

    what is right or wrong?


    i don’t know who to believe in
    my soul sings a different song
    in America *2

    church bells ringing


    pass the plate around
    the choir is singing
    as their leader falls to the ground

    please mr prophet man


    tell me which way to go
    i gave my last dollar
    can i still come to your show

    what is right or wrong?


    i don’t know who to believe in
    my soul sings a different song
    in America

    i am right and you are wrong


    i am right and you are wrong
    i am right and you are wrong
    no ones right and no ones wrong
    in America

    what is right or wrong?


    i don’t know who to believe in
    my soul sings a different song
    in America

    Illusion

    the sun rises to another day


    my constitution keeps changing
    til it slips away
    so i lie awake and stare
    my mind thinking, just wondering
    is anybody there?

    should i stay or go
    should i sleep or stay awake
    am i really happy or is it all
    just an illusion

    sitting in my room now


    hiding thoughts
    just hoping one day I’ll get out
    i hear a voice call my name
    breaking trance, so silent
    so i can stay the same

    should i stay or go
    should i sleep or stay awake
    am i really just happy or is it all
    just an illusion

    wait now, things left unsaid


    this life remains the same
    but i change
    i try to fool myself in believing
    things are going to get better
    but life goes on

    should i stay or go
    should i sleep or stay awake
    am i really happy or is it all
    just an illusion

    Unforgiven

    i kept up
    with the prophecy you spoke
    i kept up with the message inside
    last sight of the irony
    of twisted fate
    lost sight of my soul and its void

    think i’m unforgiven to this world

    Sister

    Caught up in the middle had no choice had no choice


    Birthright forgotten so silent, no voice
    (chorus)
    I see you
    You know who
    Little girl, little girl
    Now realize little girl over looked little girl

    Bottled up and empty holding back


    At loss your forgotten getting back get back

    Expectations of another
    Love given to the younger
    Broken father, Broken brother
    Emptiness feeds the hunger

    (chorus)
    I see you
    You know who
    Little girl, little girl
    Now realize little girl over looked little girl

    Bottled up and empty holding back


    At loss your forgotten getting back get back

    change change change

    What's This Life For?

    Hurray for a child that makes it through


    If there's any way, because the answer lies in you
    Their laid to rest, before they know just what to do
    Their souls are lost, because they could never find

    What's this life for

    I see your soul it's kind of gray


    I see my heart, you look away
    You see my wrist, I know your pain
    I know your purpose on your plane
    Don't say a last prayer, because you could never find

    What's this life for

    But they ain't here anymore


    Don't have to settle the score
    Cause we all live under the reign of one king

    One

    Affirmative may be justified take from one give to another


    The goal is to be unified take my hand be my brother
    The payment silenced the masses sanctified by oppression
    Unity took a back seat sliding further in regression

    (chorus)
    One oh One the only way is One

    I feel angry I feel helpless, want to change the world


    I feel violent I feel alone, don't try and change my mind

    Society blind by color why hold down one to raise another


    Discrimination now on both sides seeds of hate blossom further
    The world is heading for mutiny, when all we want is unity
    We may rise and fall, but in the end we meet our fate together

    (chorus)
    One oh One the only way is One

    I feel angry I feel helpless, want to change the world


    I feel violent I feel alone, don't try and change my mind

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