This straightforward rocker tells the story of a young girl who was framed for a crime she didn’t commit, found guilty by the corrupt justice system and imprisoned in the dreaded Holloway prison for women. The lyrics that urge her not to give up her fight for freedom are also directed at all of us w...
I was out in the cold of a north london street
A cog in the hurrying world
Above the walls and the gate police
I caught a glimpse of a Holloway girl
She was reachin' out of a window
From a space just a few inches wide
'till the hand of justice pulled her back inside
One day, freedom will unlock your door
Hold on. Believe on
Be who you were before
One day, freedom will unlock your door
I know how hard it can be to wait
For proof you were right all along
Self destruction is easy for you
We know what you're capable of
But like a needle in a haystack
The truth gets so disguised
In a kingdom built on madness and on lies
One day, freedom will unlock your door
So hold on. Believe on
Be who you were before
In deepest darkness
The faintest light shines bright
So hold on, hold on
It's gonna be alright
You're lookin' up at a mountain
Between you and the outside
But there isn't a mountain in this whole world
Hasn't been climbed
One day, freedom will unlock your door
So hold on. Believe on
Be who you were before
In deepest darkness, the faintest light shines bright
So hold on. Hold on
It's gonna be alright
One day, freedom
One day, freedom
One day, freedom will unlock your door
Holloway Girl was written by Ian Mosley & Peter Trewavas & Mark Kelly & Steve Rothery & Steve Hogarth.
Holloway Girl was produced by Marillion & Nick Davis.
Marillion released Holloway Girl on Mon Sep 25 1989.