These Walls

Trapt

Something missing
Left behind
Search in circles
Every time I try
I've been here before
I've seen you before

I can't escape walking down these halls
Hard to find a place where there are no walls
And no lines begging me to cross
Only straight ahead better move along

Like Clockwork
I commit the crime
I pretend to be
Everything they like
I've been here before
I've seen you before

And I trade everything for this
And I trade everything for this
Why do I read the writing on the wall
Why do I read the writing on the wall

I won't lose my place in line
I've been here too long and I've spent to much time
I won't lose my place in line
I've been here too long and I've spent too much time


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These Walls Lyrics as written by Simon Ormandy Peter Charell

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    The real corrections that sweetness was attempting to make: "I can't escape walking DOWN these halls Hard to find a place where there are no walls."

    Possibly Trapt's best song (as of right now anyway). One question: Why is the song called "These Walls"? Why isn't it called "These Halls"? There is a reference to "these walls" in "Made of Glass"

    gabelogan99on May 11, 2004   Link

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