Blinded by needles The ice torture the branding iron Tied to a tree chained to the wall knocked unconscious Imagine his gratitude when she bursts in And saves the day Describe her fortitude Never talk under torture Under deprivation, to redact To retell the story with the most telling detail Blinded by needles a finger severed Imagine his gratitude when she bursts in & saves the day Focus on his fear A pitched battle for freedom As the tide turns against him He feels the chill of certain failure Foreknowledge of pain & shame Focus on his fear On his satisfaction on the burning pain On the excitement on the reward On the knife cutting the skin Blinded by needles