Verse 1

They wonder why the caged bird sings
 But even worse a pain
 Is the bird with lead wings
 It’s like I’m on my own town
 But can’t speak the language
 Crowded to the point of suffocation
 Still feel stranded
 What bandage could heal scars invisible
 Existing is easy it’s living that is difficult
 It’s like a ritual
 I get close to believing
 Then I put a fortress up to close in my feelings
 Dreaming, so close to achieving
 Then I throw it all away
 Cos I’m scared to receive it
 Living every day in my shadow
 I find my resolve
 When the cold night swallows that shadow
 I travel through the landscape
 Searching for why
 But the question follows everywhere I go
 Like the sky
 You don’t understand my soul
 Well neither do I
 [bad word] 
 It’s just something inside my head
 Won’t set me free
 Won’t let me be
 It’s just something inside my head [bad word] in between you and me
 It’s just something inside my head

Verse 2
 I wasn’t born this way
 My condition was learned
 Once bitten twice shy I don’t wanna be burned
 When you travel a passage
 That leaves your heart ravaged
 Your mind waxes placid to limit the damage
 Your reaction is passive
 Whether you like it or not
 You cannot win whether you fight it or not
 Your brain swallows the pain and buries it instead
 Now..
 [bad word] 
 It’s just something that guides my
 Something that drives my
 Something inside my head

Verse 3
 I offend myself then avenge myself
 And pretend it helps to defend myself
 I believe myself then deceive myself
 To retrieve myself I don’t need my help
 Whether the brave myself or slave myself
 It’s strange every day I’m not the same myself
 I love myself then I hate myself
 [bad word]