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Tears for Fears
The Prisoner (Original Version) Lyrics

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Tears for Fears

The Prisoner (Original Version)

From The Hurting1982

Lyrics

The Prisoner (Original Version)

[Verse] Here behind the wall I feel so small Breathing but not perceiving Here anger is me Love sets me free Feeling and not believing [Interlude] [Verse] Here behind the wall I feel so small Breathing but not perceiving Here anger is me Love sets me free Feeling and not believing

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About this track

"The Prisoner (Original Version)" is a song by Tears for Fears from the album The Hurting, released in 1982.

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