Today the jackal left me His grip is now released Freed from the cage Where I pawed for the key The bars are through my heart And lock is through my soul My mind was torn to shreds As I sought to see As I stand at the door The night is now far behind I shake with fear at the thought of its grasp The cold it touches me like its fingers of d**h It's now my own mind that stands in my path When tomorrow I'm strong And my spirit is regained I will laugh In its face As it did in my mind But now before me lies My final task To make use Of this key That now lies in my mind