My Own Prison

D A# F a court is in session , a verdict is in D A# no appeal on the docket today F C just my own sin D A# the walls are cold and pale F C the cage made of steel D F A# screams fill the room F alone i drop and kneel D A# silence now the sound F C my breath the only motion around D A# demons cluttering around F D my face showing no emotion D A# shackled by my sentence F C expecting no return D A# here there is no penance F my skin begins to burn F Em ( and i said oh ) so i held my head up high Em D D# hiding hate that burns inside D# D which only fuels their selfish pride F ( and i said oh ) we’re held captive C Em out from the sun Em C a sun that shines on only some D# D we the meek are all in one Solo D A# F C D D A# F i hear a thunder in the distance F D see a vision of a cross D A# i feel the pain that was given F C on that sad day of loss D A# a lion roars in the darkness F D only he holds the key D A# a light to free me from my burden F D and grant me life eternally D A# should have been dead F on a sunday morning x2 C D banging my head D A# no time for mourning F C D ain’t got no time C F Em ( and i said oh ) so i held my head up high C D# hiding hate that burns inside D which only fuels their selfish pride F C ( and i said oh ) we’re held captive Em out from the sun D a sun that shines on only some D# D we the meek are all in one [ guitar break ] F C D A# F C A# D A# F i cry out to god C D seeking only his decision A# gabriel stands and confirms F C D A# i’ve created my own prison F i cry out to god C D seeking only his decision A# gabriel stands and confirms F C D i’ve created my own prison A# F Em ( and i said oh ) so i held my head up high C D# hiding hate that burns inside A# D which only fuels their selfish pride F ( and i said oh ) we’re held captive Em out from the sun C D# a sun that shines on only some D we the meek are all in one D F Em ( and i said oh ) so i held my head up high C D# hiding hate that burns inside A# D which only fuels their selfish pride D F ( and i said oh ) we’re held captive Em out from the sun D# a sun that shines on only some D F we the meek are all in one F Em should’ve been dead on a sunday morning banging my head D# no time for mourning F D ain’t got no time