[Verse 1]
Seventeen calendars
All on the same gray wall
Paint peel on the window
Name carved in the metal stall
Countin' cracks in concrete
Like they owe me back my time
Every click of that deadbolt
Tattooed across my spine
[Chorus]
My Cellular breakdown
Bars in my body, bars in my head
So many souls lost, baby
Too many talkin' to the dead
They used our minds for shackles
Now my chains fall on the ground
I walked out that gate this mornin'
I'm one more soul found
[Verse 2]
Seen a strong man shiver
Over letters never sent
Kid turn into a stranger
Learnin' anger like it’s rent
Guard boots in the hallway
Gospel hum behind the door
Hope traded for a coffee
Luck dealt on a concrete floor
[Chorus]
My Cellular breakdown
Bars in my body, bars in my head
So many souls lost, baby
Too many talkin' to the dead
They used our minds for shackles
Now my chains fall on the ground
I walked out that gate this mornin'
I'm one more soul found
[Bridge]
They said, "Boy, this is forever"
I said, "Watch me count the days"
Turn a cage into a chapel
Turn a scar into a phrase (oh yeah)
If power lives in the people
Then the people gotta choose
I took back my reflection
Gave it these Chicago blues
[Chorus]
My Cellular breakdown
Bars in my body, bars in my head
So many souls lost, baby
Too many talkin' to the dead
They used our minds for shackles
Now my chains fall on the ground
I walked out that gate this mornin'
I'm one more soul found