Mad Martins
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Four Bare Walls
Lyrics
Four bare walls, I am not mad;
Four bare walls, my world.
The Lord will save me, have no doubt;
The Lord will find a way.
I’m on fire, I seethe with rage,
Against those who put me here:
I will see them burn;
I have faith; I have no fear.
In and out, in and out;
West Auckland, Gateshead, Bethlem:
From four bare walls, to four bare walls;
From freedom into bedlam.
God grant me just swift freedom,
God grant me wings to fly;
A phoenix from the ashes,
That smoulder in my eye.
Four bare walls, teaching me,
All your rules of Hell:
You will fall, and I will rise,
From my prison cell.
In and out, in and out;
West Auckland, Gateshead, Bethlem:
From four bare walls, to four bare walls;
From freedom into bedlam.
Four bare walls, four bare walls;
From freedom into bedlam.
Four bare walls, to four bare walls;
From freedom into bedlam.
You can chain me,
You can inflame me;
But you will never break me:
I will escape;
Again!
(Lyrics & Music: Gary Miller)
Four bare walls, my world.
The Lord will save me, have no doubt;
The Lord will find a way.
I’m on fire, I seethe with rage,
Against those who put me here:
I will see them burn;
I have faith; I have no fear.
In and out, in and out;
West Auckland, Gateshead, Bethlem:
From four bare walls, to four bare walls;
From freedom into bedlam.
God grant me just swift freedom,
God grant me wings to fly;
A phoenix from the ashes,
That smoulder in my eye.
Four bare walls, teaching me,
All your rules of Hell:
You will fall, and I will rise,
From my prison cell.
In and out, in and out;
West Auckland, Gateshead, Bethlem:
From four bare walls, to four bare walls;
From freedom into bedlam.
Four bare walls, four bare walls;
From freedom into bedlam.
Four bare walls, to four bare walls;
From freedom into bedlam.
You can chain me,
You can inflame me;
But you will never break me:
I will escape;
Again!
(Lyrics & Music: Gary Miller)
© 2017 Whippet Records
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James Norris, shackled in irons and chained to the walls at Bedlam,
[etching from a sketch by James Arnald, 1814] George Cruikshank, c1815.
William Hone.
[etching from a sketch by James Arnald, 1814] George Cruikshank, c1815.
William Hone.
Recording Credits
Gary Miller - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Iain Petrie - Acoustic Guitar, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Hand Drum, Tambourine, Chains, Backing Vocals
Mick Tyas - Backing Vocals
Iain Petrie - Acoustic Guitar, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Hand Drum, Tambourine, Chains, Backing Vocals
Mick Tyas - Backing Vocals
Notes
Amercian film production company Doorstop Productions is currently producing an animated film/promo video of 'Four Bare Walls/Escape', featuring this song and the following song in the Mad Martins sequence, 'Escape', (the pair form a segue), incorporating original artwork and backgrounds by Helen, e.g., the illustration below forms the opening background to the animation. Further below are a couple of early animation test clips. The film is due to be completed in 2022.
'Sheriff Hill Asylum, Gateshead, June 1821', Illustration by Helen Temperley © 2021
Animation Test Clips
Video Clips
'Four Bare Walls / Escape' live at the Premiere of
'Mad Martins: The Story of the Martin Brothers'
The City Theatre, Durham, England, 5th October 2019
'Mad Martins: The Story of the Martin Brothers'
The City Theatre, Durham, England, 5th October 2019