I met a man locked away
For things he hadn't done
Innocense on a ball and chain
He'll never feel the sun again on his face
Or roses in his hands
But when he smiled at me
I could understand

Refrain:
If you're free you'll never see the walls
If your head is clear you'll never free-fall
If you're right you'll never fear the wrong
If your head is high you'll never fear at all

There was a daughter of a man
Who took his life too young
She swore she'd never do the same
Then did just what he'd done
And a boy who's gone insane
Had voices in his head
No one knows what they say
Now his mother's dead

Refrain

Cutting me down (2x)

There was a man who had a face
That looked a lot like me
I saw him in the mirror and
I fought him in the street
And when he turned away
I shot him in the head
Then I came to realize
I had killed myself

If you're free you'll never see the walls
If your head is clear you'll never free-fall
If you're right you'll never fear the wrong
If your head is high you'll never fear

Cutting me down and
Cutting me down