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Who sang Prisoner?

Ryan Adams released the song Prisoner. Date of release: 2017.

Release date: 2017
Duration: 03:12

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The meaning of the song 'Prisoner ', based on the lyrics
What is Prisoner about?
🎶 Prisoner song analysis

- The singer is in prison and longs for freedom.

- He knows it's wrong to love the person he's singing for, but he can't help it.

- He compares himself to a caged bird that longs to be free.

- Every night he counts the memories of their time together like sheep.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Prisoner’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
The meaning of the song lyrics, in a few words...
The singer is in prison and longs for freedom, comparing himself to a caged bird that longs to be free; each night he counts the memories of their time together like sheep.
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Ryan Adams - Short Biography


- David Ryan Adams is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist and poet.

- He has released 22 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of the rock/alt-country band Whiskeytown.

- In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his first solo album, Heartbreaker, to critical acclaim.

- The album was nominated for a Shortlist Music Award.

- The following year, his fame increased with the release of the gold-certified UK album Gold, which included the single "New York, New York."

- During this time, Adams worked on several unreleased albums, which were collected into a third solo album, Demolition.
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