Princess in a Castle

She sits there in her tower
A maiden under glass
She's waiting for the hour
That her dreams will come to pass
She tries to meet their expectations
Tries on roles and combinations
But nothing feels quite right against her skin

They press her for an answer
They press her for a sign
They court her and romance her
Through the walls she hides behind
She tells them things that will disguise her
Tales that leave them none the wiser
Yet make them think she somehow let them in

Like a princess in a castle
Like a queen without a king
Like a present wrapped in ribbons
Or a bird with broken wings
She is waiting to be rescued
She is waiting to be free
If someone could only tell her
Just who she's supposed to be

Her suitors gather round her
Try to breach the locks in turn
He watches them surround her
And he sees them crash and burn
He sees the same familiar pattern
Knows exactly what will happen
He's dealt with towers like this one before

The only resolution
To the spell that holds her fast
Is a mental revolution
That will free her from her past
The answer that is now denied her
Can be only found inside her
She's simply got to long for something more - than

Be a princess in a castle
Or a queen without a king
Or a present wrapped in ribbons
Or a bird with broken wings
She doesn't need a rescue
All she needs is to decide
That she doesn't need protection
From the world that waits outside


She's a princess in a castle
And the chains are her design
Freedom's waiting there to save her
If she'd only free her mind
Although everybody loves her
All she needs is to be free
From the roles and combinations
They think she's supposed to be

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