Welcome to where time stands still
No one leaves and no one will
Moon is full, never seems to change
Just labeled mentally deranged
Dream the same thing every night
I see our freedom in my sight
No locked doors, No windows barred
No things to make my brain seem scarred
Sleep my friend and you will see
That dream is my reality
They keep me locked up in this cage
Can't they see it's why my brain says Rage
Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Build my fear of what's out there
Cannot breathe the open air
Whisper things into my brain
Assuring me that I'm insane
They think our heads are in their hands
But violent use brings violent plans
Keep him tied, it makes him well
He's getting better, can't you tell?
No more can they keep us in
Listen, damn it, we will win
They see it right, they see it well
But they think this saves us from our hell
Sanitarium, leave me be
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Sanitarium, just leave me alone
Fear of living on
Natives getting restless now
Mutiny in the air
Got some death to do
Mirror stares back hard
Kill, it's such a friendly word
Seems the only way
For reaching out again
(One + Sanitarium) x Fade to Black is actually schizophrenia's life.
Edit:
For those who are not smart enough to read between the lines I'll explane the formula.
One (besides the fact the lyrics being based on a landmine's victim) is about being locked in yourself (insane mind in braine). Sanitarium means the space and conditions where insane people dwel. And finaly Fade to Black that represents the wishful suicide that sets you free from your deranged mind (8 out of 10 folks that suffer severe schizophrenia commit suicide).
Thanks for your attention. Wish you never knew what severe schizophrenia really is. Be healthy.
I love listening to this while walking on the beach with my girlfriend, until the LSD wears off and I realize I’m dragging a mannequin around a Burger King parking lot.