[Lyrics by Greenwolf] [Verse 1] Barry was a simple man Worked hard for his family Labouring all day on a building site A hard job but it made him happy [Verse 2] Living in the shadow of the wall No one knows who built them Accepting as part of daily life Never to be mentioned again [Pre-chorus] Lately Barry has started to wonder What lies beyond the wall But no one speaks about.. it [Verse 3] He brings up the subject with his wife Who immediately becomes defensive 'We never should talk about the wall' She is nervous and apprehensive [Verse 4] His fellow workers are also cagey His supervisor warns him to drop it If he doesn't he will lose his job Or possibly be taken away to the pit [Pre-chorus] Lately Barry has started to wonder What lies beyond the wall But no one speaks about.. it [Chorus with Syncopated Drums and rhythm] All his life he's been like a sheep Blindly being what he is told to be His eyes now open he sees it all He will discover what lies beyond the wall [Melodic Guitar Solo [Sycopated Guitar Riff] [Complex Saxophone Solo] [Syncopated Trumpet Solo] [Complex Keyboard Solo] [Melodic Guitar Solo] [Bass Guitar Instrumental Break]with syncopated drums] [Verse 5] Suspected of dissension The secret police follow his every move His own family disown him Of his questioning they disapprove [Verse 6] The genie can't go back in the box He realises he must act tonight After dark heads towards the wall To find a way through before daylight [Pre-chorus] Lately Barry has started to wonder What lies beyond the wall But no one speaks about.. it [Chorus with Syncopated Drums and rhythm] All his life he's been like a sheep Blindly being what he is told to be His eyes now open he sees it all He will discover what lies beyond the wall [Melodic Guitar Solo] [Syncopated Guitar Solo] [Verse 7] At the wall he arrives In the dead of night Searching for a way to the otherside A sound ahead Stops him dead He quickly finds himself a place to hide [Short instrumental] [Verse 8] Two hooded figures Open up a fissure And disappear into the wall Barry approaches And follows them in Slowing his pace down to a crawl [Short instrumental] [Verse 9] Hand on his shoulder He turns around And gazes on an Angelic face Voices in his head A form of telepathy Reveals origins of ancient alien race [Keyboard Solo with syncopated guitar riff] [Complex Guitar Solo] [Melodic Guitar Solo] [Keyboard Solo with Syncopated Guitar Riff] [Melodic Guitar Solo with Syncopated Drums] [Complex Instrumental Break] [Verse 10] You have seen.... too much toooo soon.... You have not.... learned from the past.... Long ago.... Warring Nations.... Nuclear threat.... Time fading fast.... [Verse 10 - continued] We interceded To save you from yourselves The horrors you unleashed There is just too much... to telllll [Short instrumental] [Verse 11] Beyond the wall.... A radioactive wasteland.... Nations destroyed.... By nuclear war.... We built this wall.... On the last remaining.... Habitable land mass.... Erasing memories of before.... But occasionally A subconsciousness awakens We can't return you back to your wife So here you'll remain with us For the rest of your life [Outro] Living life in daily bliss Learning all that there is The monotony soon frustrates him He wishes he was back in his old life Content with family and wife If only he hadn't sought what's beyond the wall The... genie... can't... go back... in... the.... box [Ending]
