Institutional Man lyrics

Inside the walls I've made

To keep out all who reach for me

I might have lost my way

And I can't come out again

Don't come around here any more

You may infect yourself

Don't ever cross this line

You could see monsters in your mind

They're just like me

Have I erased all sense of touch

I don't feel anything

Sometimes they say I need

Sometimes I think I need

Sometimes I know I need

New parts for my brain

Most dreams they're black and white

But I must colour mine

Each day's another endless night of screaming

Oh shouting at the outside

Someone let me in

Set me free now no one can

Faces at the window

Stop the water, bags of sand

Institutional man

Sometimes they say I need

Sometimes I think I need

Sometimes I know I need

New parts for my brain

Set me free now no one can

Faces at the window

Lock the cages, tie my hands

Institutional, institutional man

• Artist:Dio
• Album:Angry Machines (1996)