Cake in a Cell
Sin Prism
Prison Delusion · Hallucinated Birthday · Dark Alternative
#VERSE
She wanted champagne
Wanted birthday cake
Savored the taste
But the taste was fake
Believed a spoon was putting
Icing in her mouth
And she was chugging from a bottle
Back at her parent’s house
#PRE-CHORUS
But Erica was not home
Her parents were dead
The jury found her guilty of
The bullets in their heads
#CHORUS
Now it’s cake in a cell
The only taste, imagination
Cake in a cell
Champagne bubbles—a hallucination
Losing her grip on reality
Sings Happy Birthday incessantly
Just one way she escapes this hell
Cake in a cell
Cake in a cell
#VERSE
“You’re so smart, darling”
She heard Mom say
“You’ll outshine those bullies
From school one day”
But Erica felt a failure
Had achieved nothing great
And blamed her parents
For lying ‘bout her fate
#PRE-CHORUS
Across the cell in a rumpled suit
Erica sheepishly smiled at her father
She said, “I’m sorry about Mom
It was an accident I shot her”
#CHORUS
Now it’s cake in a cell
Sharing a slice with her Dad
Cake in a cell
Told him her alibi was iron-clad
Parading her case for an appeal
To the attorney there—who wasn’t real
Tears from her eyes—yes, those really fell
Cake in a cell
Cake in a cell
#BRIDGE
A corrections officer named Danika
Was rumored to be extra nice
Sometimes snuck in Hostess Twinkies
Or heavily salted McDonald’s fries
But today Danika went overboard
For it really was Erica’s birthday
Danika smuggled three bottles of wine
And a three-layer chocolate cake
#INSTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
There in the dayroom
The party gained steam
A fight over a wine bottle
Looked to Erica like a riot scene
That clash upset Erica
She screamed in despair
Four C.O.s rushed in
Found only Erica there
#PRE-CHORUS
Where were the party hats?
What happened to the birthday cake?
Who the hell was Danika?
Did the wine get snatched by inmates?
#CHORUS
No, it’s cake in a cell
The only taste, imagination
Cake in a cell
The nurse brought more medication
It calmed Erica like an icing spree
She sang, “Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday to me”
It’s her only way to escape this hell
Cake in a cell
Cake in a cell
#OUTRO
Lonely and left to crumble
With a mind that’s not well
Cake in a cell
Cake in a cell
Cake in a cell
Cake in a cell
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