Caged Bird

I think for we who have been trodden on
Uh, not given a lot of freedom
You gotta believe in yourself and you gotta say
You know, your no man’s property, you’re your own, yourself
So just remember where you come from
The cage where she’d been singing
Since the beginning of time
But the cage where she don’t tell you
She’d been taught to feel those highs
And yes she’s seen the freedom
And the power it provides
But she learned to trust her prison
More than she trusts the sky
Now the cage has started shaking
They scream at her to fly
So she breaks off her wings
And the cage where she goes quiet