The birds in the cage
No, they don't sound the same
Than when they used to fly high
So in love with the sky
The birds in the cage
They don't wanna be tamed
But they're singing to a wall
Rather not sing at all
They've been quiet since the day that they were caught
Their freedom taken away, left with nothing at all
Looking out the window till their eyelids drop
Only in their dreams can they escape it all
Will they ever fly again?
Will they ever ease the pain?
The birds in the cage
No, they don't sound the same
Than when they used to fly high
So in love with the sky
The birds in the cage
They don't wanna be tamed
But they're singing to a wall
Rather not sing at all
Oh, how far are the days when they used to be free?
Barely flapping their wings, slowly carried by the breeze
Never tired, flying over every sea
Making one with the wind in perfect harmony
Will they ever fly again?
Will they ever ease the pain?
The birds in the cage
No, they don't sound the same
Than when they used to fly high
So in love with the sky
The birds in the cage
They don't wanna be tamed
But they're singing to a wall
Rather not sing at all
Oh, nothing will change
As the insatiable hand
Keeps on taking what's theirs
And the birds in the cage
They'll never sound the same
Cause they belong elsewhere
Will they ever fly again?
Will they ever ease the pain?
Will they ever fly again?
No they'll never ease the pain
The birds in the cage, they died yesterday
They were given everything but it was not enough
To ease the pain flowing in their veins
Nothing could ever make up for the freedom they lost