Caged Birds

These are self-inflicted wounds
And all the humming in my ears
I translate to the din of birds
Flapping their wings against their cage in despair
Despair

I need to escape to the wild
To maintain my humanity
To get the nourishment I need
Hear free birds singing sweetly, oh but so sweetly
So sweetly

Caged birds
Fly free in dreams
Caged birds
Fly free in dreams

Tugging on my feathers 'cos there's nothing else to do
Mutilating and demonstrating that there's nothing else to do
These are self-inflicted wounds, I'm pecking pecking at the point
But it's moot

They got their fancy distractions
Their wicked motivations
Coax you into comfy cages, dull your nerves and calm your rages
It's all illusions

I want to fly
Over the smog-capped valley, the traffic-clogged city
Oh carry me, carry me!
I want to fly
Over the snow-capped mountains, over polluted rivers
Oh carry me, carry me!

These are self-inflicted wounds
And all the humming in my ears
I translate to the din of birds
Flapping their wings against their cage in despair
Despair

We build our nests of barbed wire
We let no one inside
We construct nests ringed in fire, singed our feathers
But we're safe within
Within this construct we hide

I want to fly
Over the snow-capped mountains, over polluted rivers
Wind carry me, carry me!
I want to fly
Over the smog-capped valley, the traffic-clogged city
Oh carry me, carry me!

We build our nests of barbed wire, we let no one in
We construct nests ringed in fire, singed our feathers
But we're safe within

These are self-inflicted wounds
And all the humming in my ears
I translate to the din of birds
Flapping their wings against their cage in despair
Despair

Caged birds
Fly free in dreams
Caged birds
Fly free in dreams
Caged birds
Living in the city
Living in the city