A Bird in That Cage

Lyrics

[Intro] I must have had some strange idea That the earth was a friendly place That I could go from here to there Because I was some special case I had this picture of something beautiful But it was not the real thing The real world flew in pieces around my head Until one of them began to sing [Chorus] Then all of a sudden I realized There was a bird in that cage While I was planning a breakout There was a bird in that cage All my amateur witchcraft had failed me It flew back into my face Then all of a sudden I realized There was a bird in that cage [Verse 1] I thought I'd try to escape my bond And I'd get out there so far Then I discovered a bird and she gave me the word Man, you don't know where you are She said you can't believe what is written Just from the size of the page And when I heard that voice I realized There was a bird in that cage [Bridge] Then she told me that the smallest parts Of the universe are still unknown And how long can you last when you're going as fast As you can possibly go [Chorus] All of a sudden I realized There was a bird in that cage While I was planning a breakout There was a bird in that cage All my amateur witchcraft had failed me It flew back into my face Then all of a sudden I realized There was a bird in that cage [Guitar solo] [Chorus] Oh, all of a sudden I realized There was a bird in that cage While I was planning a breakout There was a bird in that cage She said that I was part of the true vine Not a ladder into outer space Oh, all of a sudden I realized There was a bird in that cage There was a bird in that cage There was a bird in that cage