A Bird In That Cage

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

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

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

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

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

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