[Intro]
Seven steps to the wall and turn around
Seven steps to the window—turn around
Three steps to the table—step around
Move the chair 'til it is square
And then sit down
Don't turn around

[Verse 1]
There
Is a man
In a room
Empty place
There's a wall
A table
And a chair
...His face

[Chorus]
He wants to write something down
He wants to sing a song or paint something
Lie down and fade away
Or get up and get away
To the beat of the marching feet
In the heat of the prison heat
[Verse 2]
There
There's the sun
Through the bars
Cutting swathes
Lighting dust
I love dust
That it's there
That it falls

[Chorus]
He wants to write something down
He wants to sing a song or paint something
Lie down and fade away
Or get up and get away
To the beat of the marching feet
In the heat of the prison heat

[Verse 3]
There
There's this choir
Sometimes hear
In my head
Perect note
That divides
All the rest
What I face
[Chorus]
I wanna write something down
He wants to sing a song or paint something
Lie down and fade away
Or get up and get away
To the beat of the marching feet
In the heat of the prison heat

[Bridge]
Seven steps to the wall and turn around
Seven steps to the window—turn around
Three steps to the table—step around
Move the chair 'til it is square
And then sit down
Don't turn around
There

[Verse 4]
There
Is a man
In a room
Empty place
There's a wall
A table
Some paper
...His face
[Chorus]
He wants to write something down
He wants to sing a song or paint something
Lie down and fade away
Or get up and get away
To the beat of the marching feet
In the heat of the prison heat

[Verse 5]
There
All my life
Where there's white
I have words
So I write...
What I hear
...Perfect white
...With no words

[Outro]
It is thin
But it's clear
It is thin but it's clear