Songs
Prisoners
Description
"Prisoners" is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first performed and recorded as part of the Two Jews on Christmas session on 2001-12-25 and subsequently released on the album Songs in early 2002. "Prisoners" was included on the compilation release Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories released on 2006-01-16 for the European market. If located within Europe, the song can be streamed via this release. Outside of Europe, the song is only available to listen via an out-of-print CD, as the album Songs is not available on streaming and has had no subsequent releases since the original CD pressings.
"Prisoners" was first performed live on 2002-05-15 at The Living Room in Brooklyn, NY and has been performed many times since, being one of the most commonly performed songs from the album Songs.
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Lyrics
All of the prisoners serving life sentences
Wait for the earth to suddenly shake
For the walls to somehow suddenly come crumbling, tumbling and
For the bars to somehow magically break
Aw, there's nothing wrong with them
That a thousand bucks can't fix
That a thousand arms can't hold down
In the ground they're tattooing the stones with
cusses like cavemen - your momma was here
But they want to run through the air with no barriers or obstacles
Gunmen or guard dogs or priests
And to rise from the mud and start over and over
With the people all dead.
If Hans Christian Andersen could've had his way with me
Then none of this shit would have ever gone down
In my cell I'm tattooing myself with
Mermaids and swallows and though I do swallow
My mama thinks I'm grown but I'm really just little
And someday I will remember
Someday I will remember
Someday I will remember
Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
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N/A
Written:
Unknown
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Song Stats
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Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
about 21 years and 7 months
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 21 years and 2 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
2
# of Times Performed Live:
99
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