A-Ha - Cosy Prisons

Take a moment if you dare


Catch yourself a breath of air


There's another life out there


And you should try it





Dead ends hide on every street


Look before you place your feet


Cracks and fissures keep the beat


And you're inside it





Every thought you never dared to think


Every mood you always knew would sink


Every line you spoke out loud in a jest


All the time you took to be your best


Soon forgotten





The sun must never touch your skin


It could expose the dark within


You're paranoid about the paranoia





And panic hits without a sign


You worry about it all the time


Every perfect moment is a hidden warning





Cuz everything makes your pretty head spin


And nagging thoughts are starting to sink in


With everything this way it's better to forget


Than end up in a place with something to regret





Your transatlantic shopping spree


Your health forever guarantees


Organic -bio-life's a breeze in cosy prisons





But hiding out in a salad bar


Isn't gonna get you far


and bottled wine is vinegar tomorrow





Everything around here makes your pretty head spin


Its piling up high and you're back where you begin


Moments you have tried so hard to forget


Are promising to 've been the best one's yet





Everytime you shut your eyes it appears


Everytime you trace your steps back here


None of your convictions have the same old ring


No doubt you found a place for everything


In cosy prisons





So if you're careful


You won't get hurt


But if your careful all the time


Then what's it worth?