Inside a Whale

When exposure means addiction
When your soul is for sale
Freedom is exploring your restrictions
Like living inside a whale

When you're a slave to your emotions
When you're consumed by fear and rage
Freedom is just going through the motions
Like singing inside a cage

I'm trying to get away, learning not to choose
The shame you put me through
How can I take the blame when you know I can't refuse?
And I can't help loving you

Sometimes pride is a virtue
Sometimes forgiveness is a sin
Sometimes humility can hurt you
And love is giving in

Just when I think that I can crawl out of the fire
My convictions start to fail
Dragged back by my heart, swallowed by desire
Like living inside a whale