From the recording Open
A song about escaping a bad relationship or escaping your own demons or perceived limitations… in essence, a prison of your own making.
Lyrics
OVER THE WALL
I’m over the wall
Escaped from it all
Finally free of my pain
I made it across
The love that we lost
Breathing the blue sky after the rain
Year after year
I crawled beneath the wire
Stood in this ring of fire
Planning my escape
Tear after tear
My soul grew ever sadder
Tying hope into a ladder
To make my future break
I’m over the wall
Escaped from it all
Finally free of my pain
I made it across
The love that we lost
Breathing the blue sky after the rain
Out in the yard
I hid among the shadows
Imaginary gallows
Hanging over my mistakes
Biding my time
Like the guard up in the tower
Waiting for that fabled hour
A shift would change my fate
I’m over the wall
Escaped from it all
Finally free of my pain
I made it across
The love that we lost
Breathing the blue sky after the rain
WRITTEN BY JOHN STOWERS
©2023 JohnWritesSongs ASCAP
JEFF KOSSACK: BACKING VOCALS
JOHN STOWERS: BASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, HARMONICA, VOCALS
ED TREE: ELECTRIC GUITARS, MELLOTRON
BRIAN YOUNG: DRUMS, PERCUSSION