Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith)

Bastille * Track #10 On Wild World

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Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith) by Bastille

Release Date

Fri Sep 09 2016

Performed by

Bastille

Produced by

Dan Smith & Mark Crew

Writed by

Dan Smith

About

‘Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith)“ was inspired by Perry Smith, an ex-convict convicted and executed for a 1959 quadruple murder during a home invasion in Kansas.

Complimentary to Perry Smith’s case, the song muses on capital punishment, where a prisoner is executed in punishment for their cr...

Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
These four walls to keep you
One floor to sleep upon and only these four walls to keep you ([?])
These four walls contain you
Supposed to save you from yourself and these four walls in Holcomb
To keep you from the sun ([?])

[Pre-Chorus]
And now we're faced with two wrongs, now we're faced with two wrongs
I don't know, oh, I don't know
Now we're faced with two wrongs, now we're faced with two wrongs
I don't know, oh, I don't know

[Chorus]
We could be born to anything, and now what, now what?
What you have done is terrible, and now you, and now you
Now you carry it with you
You carry it with you, you carry it with you

[Verse 2]
These four walls will keep you
Until you face the rope
You've only these four walls before they
In cold blood, hang you up ([?])

[Pre-Chorus]
And now we're faced with two wrongs, now we're faced with two wrongs
I don't know, oh, I don't know
And now we're faced with two wrongs, now we're faced with two wrongs
I don't know, oh, I don't know

[Chorus]
We could be born to anything, and now what, now what?
What you have done is terrible, and now you, and now you
Now you carry it with you
You carry it with you, you carry it with you

[Post-Chorus]
Now you carry it with you
Carry it with you, carry it with you

[Bridge]
There's no view from here
No view from here, no view from here
All you see's the sky
Clouds passing by, clouds passing by
(We could be born)

[Chorus]
We could be born to anything, and now what, now what?
What you have done is terrible, and now what, and now what?
Now you carry it with you
You carry it with you, you carry it with you
Now, you carry it with you
You carry it with you, you carry it with you
Now, you carry it with you
You carry it with you, you carry it with you

[Instrumental]

[Outro]
This is a collect call from Kansas State Penitentiary:
"Being brought up one way and trying to see another way is very difficult"

Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith) Q&A

Who wrote Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith)'s ?

Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith) was written by Dan Smith.

Who produced Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith)'s ?

Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith) was produced by Dan Smith & Mark Crew.

When did Bastille release Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith)?

Bastille released Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith) on Fri Sep 09 2016.

Is Perry Smith related to Dan Smith?

Dan Smith has not stated either way, however, It is highly unlikely that he is related to Perry Smith. “Smith” is one of the most common surnames in the world. It is also the most common surname in Dan and Perry’s home countries, the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively.

What is the artist's stance on the situation?

From the pre-chorus of the song, we can infer that the band is not in full support of capital punishment. Dan describes it as a “wrong”, but admits that “[he doesn’t] know” what to think.

What have the artists said about the song?

Prior to the album’s release, Dan described “Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith)” as “the most depressing song on the album”.

During the band’s stop in Boston on their Wild World Tour, Dan said this before they performed the song:

You probably have realized that we have quite a lot of incredibl...

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