There's always a cage in search of a bird We're chained Bound by a choice, betrayed by our words We're framed Like rats in a lab, behave for rewards We're trained And your thumb's up your ass As you wait for a change I'm sick of things the way they are Our longings and assumptions Become our leashes There is a cage around your mind, Around my heart, but we still deny A sinking ship, an albatross Bound together in a paradise lost We always get close but we can't Or won't understand We're drained With stars around our heads And blood on our hands We're stained We could be more but We'd rather pretend A sick game Get close but we can't... When the mercury's rising And the sky is falling And your tv has drowned out A world that's calling Don't try to tell me You cannot, you will not, You won't see it coming It's too late I'm sorry will all mean nothing