Lyric discussion by Vozzy 

This song is not linked to any other DT song, any resemblance is coincidental ;) This is obviously a song about Mike P's alcoholism; the title is blatant: "glass prison" refers to being trapped in the bottle, and the song is dedicated to Bill W. and his friends. Bill W. was the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

It actualy is linked to other songs. Its one in a 5 part series in which Mike Portnoy covers each of the AA's 12 steps, the songs are...

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  • The Glass Prison
  • This Dying Soul
  • The Root of All Evil
  • Repentance
  • The Shattered Fortress
  • The Glass Prison
  • This Dying Soul
  • The Root of All Evil
  • Repentance
  • The Shattered Fortress
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