The lyrics and track title seem to be loosely based off of Franz Kafka’s short story “In the Penal Colony” where a foreign explorer is invited to watch an execution take place inside the unidentified penal colony. The story revolves around the explorer being shown a controversial torture device and...
[Verse 1]
They will break another
And another
Joined at the corners
[Chorus]
Faces start to blend
Meets a sudden end
And you're gone completely
I know that it's hard to go
[Verse 2]
You see the designer
And the horror
That's what you came for
[Chorus]
Faces start to blend
Meet a sudden end
And you're gone completely
I know that it's hard to go
[Outro]
Looking to you
Just know how it's there
All we can do
Just lie on our backs
Penal Colony was produced by Chad VanGaalen.
Women released Penal Colony on Tue Sep 28 2010.