Break my heart across a desert lane Bleed me dry Lock me up, throw caution to the wind Starve my body, wound my flesh with lies Erase the time The time that I was blind to what was right I'm a prisoner A prisoner of youth I'm beggin' time Time's gone by I tried my best to hide the beast inside Ignore the crimes Kill the sound before the noise could rise I chained the locks forgot the reason why Got left behind Pretending that the living never died I'm a prisoner A prisoner of youth I'm beggin' time Time's gone by I wrote to you to ease my troubled mind A million lines All about the visions of the night, yeah The ghost of you is beautiful in white A good disguise When everybody knows that you're alive I'm a prisoner A prisoner I'm a prisoner A prisoner of youth