From the recording Smith's Grove
Captivity is a multi-phased epic about being forced into living life how society tells you to. Featuring guest vocals from Douglas Goldspiel of Huxley and guitar solos from Philip Kelly
Lyrics
Do You wanna know why the caged bird sings
He's gotta know that his life is nothing
And when he sleeps, he dreams about the sky
Some day he'll get his chance to fly
But he was born, lived, and died in a cage
Born and he lived and he died in a cage
Born, lived, died in a cage
He died in a cage, he died in a cage
Clip clip goes a wing then another
It's just physical pain, the brain's gotta suffer
Someone just decided they would cancel his flight
What the fuck gives you the right
And when he sleeps, he dreams without the sky
But he'll never get his chance to fly
But he was born, lived, and died in a cage
Born and he lived and he died in a cage
Born, lived, died in a cage
He died in a cage, he died in a cage
So tell me why the fuck does caged bird sing
It doesn't sound like any song to me
They took from him his only dream
The caged bird doesn't sing, he fucking screams
You're born, you live and died in the cage
You're born, you live and died in the cage
You're born, you live and died in the cage
You're born, you live and died in the cage
And he was born, lived, and died in a cage
Born and he lived and he died in a cage
Born, lived, died in a cage
He died in a cage, he died in a cage
He was born, lived, and died in a cage
Born and he lived and he died in a cage
Born, lived, died in a cage
He died in a cage, he died in a cage