Asa’s “Jailer” is one of those rare songs that refuses to age. It stands tall, sharp, symbolic, and painfully truthful, because Asa isn’t just singing about a physical prison; she’s exposing the invisible chains society places on people every single day. “Jailer” is both protest and poetry, delivered with the softness of her voice and the fire of her conviction.
At first glance, it appears to be a conversation between a prisoner and a guard. But the deeper you listen, the clearer the metaphor becomes: Asa is confronting systems that suppress, judge, and control.
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intro
Mmm...
No no no no...
Oh, yeah.
verse
I′m in chains you're in chains too
I wear uniforms and, you wear uniforms too
I′m a prisoner, you're a prisoner too
Mr Jailer
I have fears you have fears too
I will die, yourself will die too
Life is beautiful, don't you think so too
Mr Jailer
chorus
I′m talking to you jailer
Stop calling me a prisoner
Let he who is without sin be the first to cast the stone
Mr Jailer
Mr Jailer man
verse
You suppress all my strategies
You oppress every part of me
What you don′t know, you're a victim too
Mr Jailer
You don′t care about my point of view
If I die another will work for you
So you treat me like a modern slave
Mr Jailer
chorus
I'm talking to you jailer
Stop calling me a prisoner
Let he who is without sin be the first to cast the stone
Mr Jailer
Mr Jailer man
verse
You see,
If you walking in a market place
Don′t throw stones
Even if you do you just might hit
One of your own
Life is not about your policies
All the time
So you better rearrange your philosophies
And be good to your fellow man, jailer!
chorus
Oh, I'm talking to you jailer
Stop calling me a prisoner
Let he who is without sin be the first to cast the stone
Mr Jailer
Mr Jailer
outro
I heard my baby say
I wanna be president
I want chop money
From my government
What he don′t know, what he won't know, what he can't know
Jailer, jailer
Oh, be good woah,
Oh, be good woah,
Oh, be good woah,
So better be good woah
Oh, be good woah
Oh, be good woah
Oh, be good woah
Uploaded by: Nnamdi • Upload date: 11/20/2025
