You compared yourself to a bird and me a cage
I hold you back
"Don't leave, don't leave
You need not be free
I don't want to risk losing you
So stay here, please sing with me"
except
You are not a bird, and I am not a cage
I was your blanket on a cold night
I was the cast on your broken leg
I was the home cooked meal after months away from home
Just because I limited, held you back, because
I put the cork in your wine bottle after a glass too many
After days of intoxication
I asked you to consider kindness when you wanted vengeance
After a brief altercation
I pushed you to rest after days and days of exhaustion
After you snapped with agitation
I pull you away from self destruction, quiet enemies that bring corruption
You don't want care, you want an accomplice.
You don't want change on your own terms
You don't want change at all
The caged bird does not sing
So what's your excuse?
Jun 14, 2017
Jun 14, 2017 at 12:06 AM UTC
You compared yourself to a bird and me a cage
I hold you back
"Don't leave, don't leave
You need not be free
I don't want to risk losing you
So stay here, please sing with me"
except
You are not a bird, and I am not a cage
I was your blanket on a cold night
I was the cast on your broken leg
I was the home cooked meal after months away from home
Just because I limited, held you back, because
I put the cork in your wine bottle after a glass too many
After days of intoxication
I asked you to consider kindness when you wanted vengeance
After a brief altercation
I pushed you to rest after days and days of exhaustion
After you snapped with agitation
I pull you away from self destruction, quiet enemies that bring corruption
You don't want care, you want an accomplice.
You don't want change on your own terms
You don't want change at all
The caged bird does not sing
So what's your excuse?
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