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(Why Are We) Trapped

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Released
  
1993

Label
  
Atlantic

Genre
  
Avant-garde, psychedelic rock

Length
  
4:30 (album version); 3:13 (radio/video edit)

Writer(s)
  
John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos

Producer(s)
  
Kramer, Steve Watson, King Missile

"(Why Are We) Trapped?" is a song by avant-garde band King Missile. It was the second single from the band's 1992 album Happy Hour.

Contents

Content

In "(Why Are We) Trapped?," a psychedelic rock track with prominent lead guitar, frontman John S. Hall sings variants of the question, "Why are we trapped here in the dark so long?" to an unidentified captor. In the chorus, he insists, "We've done everything you told us to do," and demands, "Let us out."

Music video

The video for the edited version of "(Why Are We) Trapped?" was directed by George Seminara. In the video, the band plays while "trapped" in a dark, gloomy pit.

References

(Why Are We) Trapped? Wikipedia