Scott-Heron, Gil - The Prisoner Lyrics

Goosebumps

This song is chilling Boston Mike

Just recently discovered this joint and I can't stop listening to it over and over. This joint is so deep. RIP to this ancestor, much love and respect!!!

Total and Crystal-Clear Awareness of things is certainly a gift but also a heavy burden to deal with....Painful in the least.....

Yo gotta love does lyrics and da beat dammmmmmmnnnn u gotta love to b a black man with knowledge and understanding we those us r blessed it just goes to show bad times build formidable character

Smacked on the ass.....

Was 508 liked 509, 508 Worcester Mass.

THE essence. Period

A master at his craft.....

on my way to work in the morning when i don't give a damn

Yeah I've heard a lot of great poets out there and don't give me wrong there's some good brothers and sisters out there but this one here but everything into perspective what he was saying and how black man could rise and come together I'm like today they can agreed upon the same thing without pulling out their guns and killing one another that's not solving anything because that's just what the white man want us to do is kill all the black race on talk to one another have each other's back and and be more supportive than what's going on today we don't know whether we're coming or going we are out prisoners to this life to society this world and now it's time for our black being short little black Sun how to grow how to grow up to become strong black man and stand Fairgrounds once again the revolution will not be televised peace and love and maybe grow stronger as a nation assalamualaika

Thanks and Respect from Italy...Giant Artist who will never be forgotten

she knows her man is a prisoner

If this does not sum of a large part of the black experience, then I don't know what does.

Haunting''Yet True And Beautiful

this song is me.i am this song.

Respect from Italy

Yeah, Gill was.and will always be

There will never be another Gil Scott Heron or Curtis Mayfield

Gil Scott-Heron - “The Prisoner”
[Vocals/Written By: Gil Scott-Heron]
[Producer(s): Bob Thiele]
[Bass/Electric Bass: Ron Carter]
[Conductor: Johnny Pate]
[Drums: Bernard “Pretty” Purdie]
[Electric Guitar: Burt Jones]
[Flute/Saxophone: Hubert Laws]
[Piano/Electric Piano/Written By: Brian Jackson]

[Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron]
Here I am, after so many years
Hounded by hatred and trapped by fear
I'm in a box. I've got no place to go. If I
Follow my mind, I know I'll slaughter my own
Help me. I'm the prisoner. Won't you hear my plea?
I need somebody, yeah, to listen to me
I beg you, brothers and sisters. I'm counting on you, yeah

[Verse 2: Gil Scott-Heron]
Black babies in the womb are shackled and bound
Chained by the caveman who keeps beauty down
Smacked on the ass when they're squalling and wet
Heir to a spineless man who never forgets
Never forgets that he's a prisoner. Can't you hear my plea?
‘Cause I need somebody, Lord knows, to listen to me
I'm a stranger to my son who wonders why his daddy runs, yeah

[Verse 3: Gil Scott-Heron]
On my way to work in the morning when I don't give a damn
Can't nobody, can’t nobody, can’t nobody, can’t nobody see just who in hell I am
Hemmed in by a suit. Yes, all choked up in a tie
Ain't no wonder sometimes, near morning, I hear my woman cry
She knows her man is a prisoner. Won't you hear my plea?
Yeah, ‘cause I need somebody, woah, to listen to me
My woman, she don't say, but she hates to see her man chained this way. Yeah
Help me, I'm the prisoner
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm the prisoner

Vinyl Uploads I it the real deal a real brother hated to see him go but will always remain in my heart pease my brother. Sherwood price

How do you like it more than once?

Gil took me out of my white middle class world and gave me a ' reality check'. Still listen to him and Mr Jackson for the love and to ' never forget'...x

So deep - Shakes me emotionally every time i listen to it.

Another gem, by a master poet/musician!

THIS is my guy.  Singer, musician, "bluesologist" (as he called himself), songwriter (extraordinaire), poet, philosopher...teacher.  My guy...a giant.  We miss you Gil...so much.  Rest In Paradise.   Peace out.....

A giant among pygmies.....

Listening tot his while drunk

I live this song... tremendously deep...

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This is beautiful poetry from the soul...

Timeless Classic from Bluesologist Baba Gil Scott Heron.Thanks for posting.