sometimes i need to forget where i came from
just to remember that i'm here at all
well i believe that it takes one to know one
guessing the fire by the shapes on the wall

there ain't no runnin away, ain't no fire escape
there ain't no runnin away, it's in your DNA
it's in your DNA, you already know

release yourself
there's no one else
until you free yourself
you can't help nobody else, nobody else
you got the Keys

are you in a cage?
vertical lines throwing stripes on the floor
are you in chains?
long helpless nights with your eyes on the door

there ain't no runnin away, ain't no fire escape
there ain't no runnin away, it's in your DNA
it's in your DNA, you already know

release yourself
there's no one else
until you free yourself
you can't help nobody else, nobody else
you got the Keys

(there's no one else, release yourself)
(it's in your DNA, release your...)

sometimes i need to forget where i came from
just to remember i have somewhere to go
well i believe that it takes one to know one
you already know