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Caged Birds

Christ vs. Warhol
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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