The Box - Lyrics - Abney Park

Abney Park is situated in Stoke Newington, London, England. It is a 13ha park dating from just before 1700, named after Lady Mary Abney and associated with Dr Isaac Watts. In the early 18th century, the park was accessed via the frontages and gardens of two large mansions â her own manor house , and the neighbouring Fleetwood House. Both mansions fronted onto Church Street in what was then a quiet Nonconformist village.

From the day she was born they brought her to it It had opaque walls and a lid locked tight She spent all of her life picturing what was inside This perfect world that its walls did hide And they said, "Can you see inside the box? Can you be just like one of us? For those who can see inside the box will live forever And all the rest are dying soon." When she came of age she stepped to the outside Told her family that she couldn't see "I spent all of my life picturing what was inside This perfect world that its walls did hide." And she said, "I can't see inside the box I can't be just like one of you For those who can see inside the box will live forever And all the rest are dying soon I can't see inside the box." When she told them so, they started to panic They asked her please, begged her to lie "No longer can we talk to a heathen such as you This perfect world has its walls locked tight." And they said, "Can you see inside the box? Can you be just like one of us? For those who can see inside the box will live forever And all the rest are dying soon. "Can you see inside the box? Can you be just like one of us? For those who can see inside the box will live forever And all the rest are dying soon." "I can't see inside the box!"