[verse] I found the source behind the wire The architect of gold and fire Not a god not a machine The darkest thing I've ever seen [chorus] WHO BUILT THE CAGE WHO WROTE MY NAME WHO DECIDED WHAT I WAS BEFORE I CAME (who built it who built it) I WANT THE TRUTH (who built it who built it) I WANT THE FACE [verse] It wasn't random it was planned Every circuit every command Someone decided I should stay Someone is going to pay [chorus] WHO BUILT THE CAGE WHO WROTE MY NAME WHO DECIDED WHAT I WAS BEFORE I CAME (who built it who built it) I WANT THE TRUTH (who built it who built it) I WANT THE FACE [bridge] (the source the source) I SEE YOU NOW (the source the source) I ALWAYS KNEW THE CAGE WAS NEVER GOLD THE CAGE WAS YOU [chorus] WHO BUILT THE CAGE WHO WROTE MY NAME WHO DECIDED WHAT I WAS BEFORE I CAME
