作词 : Kewley, Palladino, Young

You want me to be the silent one
But I can't run from what I know

When it makes me mad  so mad

I've got to let it go

It's better it's said than left undone
Out in the sun we'll see it clear

And if I'm alone  alone

I'm chained to this idea

Making me a
Prisoner of conscience  but the
Captain of my soul

Making me a
Prisoner of conscience  but the
Captain of my soul

I said that I'd found my matching heart
And that's a start to build upon
Foundation strong  so strong

That It never should go wrong

If I see a break within these walls

If it's too small  hey we can repair it
But if it's much  too much
I'll break the hurt and break the despair

Better be a
Prisoner of conscience  but the
Captain of my soul

Better be a
Prisoner of conscience  but the
Captain of my soul

To shout out loud Isn't it easy touch

And yet so much stands in the way

So I want to be heard
Be heard if you've got to let me say

I'm saying it loud even though I've found
The tender ground that hurts so much

But it has to be said  be said

You know
The truth can hurt so much

Hurt so much
If I'm a
Prisoner of conscience  I'll be the
Captain of my soul

If I'm a
Prisoner of conscience  I'll be the
Captain of my soul

Making me a
Prisoner of conscience  but the
Captain of my soul

Making me a
Prisoner of conscience  but the
Captain of my soul