| C | Cm7 | G | A |

[Verse 1]
      C                 Cm7
We're born in a prison, raised in a prison
C                       C7
Sent to a prison called school
   F                   Fm
We cry in a prison, we love in a prison
   C                       D
We dream in a prison, like fools

[Chorus]
E                              C#m
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved,
A                           B
Reach for yourself and your battered mates
E                                C#m
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
A                               B
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate

[Interlude]
| C | Cm7 | G | A |

[Verse 2]
   C                           Cm7
We live with no reason, kicked round for no reason
       C                       C7
Thrown out without reason like tools
F                    Fm
Work in a prison and hate in a prison
    C                    D
And die in a prison as a rule

[Chorus]
E                              C#m
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved
A                           B
Reach for yourself and your battered mates
E                                C#m
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
A                               B
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate

[Interlude]
| C | Cm7 | G | A |

[Verse 3]
   C                      Cm7
We live in a prison among judges and wardens
    C                     C7
And wait for no reason or use
   F                     Fm
We laugh in a prison, go through all four seasons
    C                     D
And die with no vision of truth

[Chorus]
E                              C#m
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved
A                           B
Reach for yourself and your battered mates
E                                C#m
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
A                               B
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate

[Interlude]
| C | Cm7 | G                  | A |
            Born in a prison!
| C | Cm7 | G                  | A |
            Born in a prison!
| C | Cm7 | G | A |
(instrumental)
| C                 | Cm7               | G        | A |
  Born in a prison!   Born in a prison!   Born in a prison!
| C | Cm7 | G                  | A |
            Born in a prison!
| C | Cm7 | G | A |
(instrumental)