The Prisoner

This was written in South Africa in 1987, a few years before the release of Nelson Mandela - really digging into the archives here! It was one of a handful of songs co-written with Pravinand (@johnny-minstrel). I had the first verse and an inkling of a melody, and Pravinand finished it off. We were very chuffed by the end result. Hope you like it. The Prisoner (Peters/Maharaj) The empty space he feared Was fixed between his ears To live is but to bear The scourge of twilight years He lost the strength to fight He lost the will to live For all that was his right They took away from him He cannot move his arms The iron weighs him down His feet, they cannot dance He feels no joyful sound He alone must grieve The toll of passing years He alone must feel The loneliness and fears His eyes reflect the pain A man should never bear How long will he sustain To hurt for what is fair And in the dark he prays No one hears his heart Except the one who made Man from dust and blood