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Prisoners

from Prisoners by Jean-Paul De Roover

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This song began as a collaboration between Dennis Dumphy and I, aimed around writing something truly ridiculous. After many years of having the riff lying around we finally made use of isolation and finished it. Because of our new collective lifestyle change and the fact that we have to stay indoors, I found that we've all been relying on social media much more heavily which is what inspired the lyrics - the fact that we are all prisoners whose very digital being is an asset.

lyrics

You are just digital dots
Counting seconds in tocks
In an idiot box

I know what’s making you tick
And what you’re gonna click
You might think it’s a trick

Nothing you can do will stop us

Staring at an open flame
It all looks the same
Disconnection causes pain
So I’ll stay awake

You are just Digital dots
With unoriginal thoughts
Hardly sentient bots

You are just digital bits
Soon you’ll have to submit
Now we’re after your kids

Nothing you can do will stop us

Staring at an open flame
It all looks the same
I can’t turn away
Disconnection causes pain
So I’ll stay awake
To watch the sick parade

I’m left in a room alone
To my own devices
I’m trapped in a tomb alone
With my own devices

The same worms will eat you too
Tear your flesh from bone
The same worms will eat you too
Tear your flesh from bone

Prisoners
Of a past and present
Men of always
And the children of never

You’ve been bought and traded for silver

You are just digital dots
Unoriginal thoughts
Hypocritical sentient bots

Nothing you can do will stop us

Digital

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from Prisoners, released May 14, 2021
Produced by Jean-Paul De Roover
Recorded/Mixed by Jean-Paul De Roover at Blueprints
Mastered by Jon Tornblom at Transparent Mastering

All words by Jean-Paul De Roover
Music by Jean-Paul De Roover & Dennis Dumphy

Jean-Paul De Roover - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synths, Trumpet
Dennis Dumphy - Drums

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