The Grey Room

I wrote this about when I was hospitalized for emotional issues.

The Grey Room 

Verse: 
(a Capella) 
Stepped into the grey room 
Tears plummeted to the floor 
Can't believe this is what it's come to 
I can't even close my own door 
And the children act like it's nothing 
But it's something 

(with music) 
Michelle, all dressed in blue 
Comes and holds me close 
Then mommy and daddy 
Kiss me goodbye and leave my clothes 
I change out of the paper with fright 
The lights were so bright 

Pre-Chorus 
The mirrors brought out my flaws 
Kind of ironic based on what they want you to see 
I think the worst part of it all was 
When the people in blue took notes on me 

Chorus: 
It's a place to fight a battle 
That never ends 
It's where you go when nothing matters 
And you want it all to end 
There's fish on the floor 
And quotes on the walls 
Empty holes in place of drawers 
"you can only make one call" 
It's the place everything boils down to 
It's the grey room 

Verse: 
Each morning, Pete takes my vitals 
And asks me how I slept 
It's a daily cycle 
Nothing ever changes except 
When theres a new admisssion 
Or someone lucky gets to go home 

Pre-chorus: 
The family meetings start to go well 
I can smile for once 
I might get out of this cell 
And finally get to have a real lunch 
But for now 

Chorus: 
It's a place to fight a battle 
That never ends 
It's where you go when nothing matters 
And you want it all to end 
There's fish on the floor 
And quotes on the walls 
Empty holes in place of drawers 
"you can only make one call" 
It's the place everything boils down to 
It's the grey room 

Bridge: 
I go home to slamming doors 
Two days later it all went away 
All the training I got from the other Sarah 
Soon enough I'm back in the grey room 

Chorus: 
It's a place to fight a battle 
That never ends 
It's where you go when nothing matters 
And you want it all to end 
There's fish on the floor 
And quotes on the walls 
Empty holes in place of drawers 
"you can only make one call" 
It's the place everything boils down to 
It's the grey room 

Outro: 
I never understood why the days for each meal 
Didn't match the days they should be 
All I know is from september twenty-third 
To October second 
And the fourth to the twentieth 
I was in the grey room.