Caged Bird

Verse 1 You can build a wall, you can lock a door You can tell me I’m not worth fighting for You can try to teach my heart to shrink But I’m louder now than you ever think Yeah, I’ve been bent, yeah, I’ve been bruised I’ve worn the blame that belonged to you But there’s a fire you’ll never own Even in the dark, it burns like gold Pre-Chorus So if I’m trapped in this hurt tonight I’ll still find a way to light the sky Verse 2 You can call me damaged, call me wild But you don’t get to define this life I’ve been down so low I kissed the floor And came back wanting something more The free birds fly like they never fell I know heaven by the shape of hell And that’s the thing about hearts like mine We break, we heal, we learn to shine Pre-Chorus So if the world wants to see me small I’m gonna sing like I survived it all Chorus That’s why the caged bird sings With a chest full of broken wings With a soul that still believes There’s a life bigger than these bars on me It sings, oh, it screams, it survives Turns the pain into something alive If I can’t run, if I can’t leave I’ll still make freedom out of me That’s why That’s why the caged bird sings Bridge I’m not done I’m not through You don’t get the last word, you Every scar, every chain Only taught me how to raise my voice through pain I’m still here I still breathe You can’t take what lives in me I may shake, but I won’t break I was born to turn the hurt into a hurricane Final Chorus That’s why the caged bird sings With a heart that refuses to quit With a cry that cuts through anything With a hope that won’t submit It sings, even shaking, it stands Makes a weapon of these empty hands And if this cage is all I see I’ll still become my own release That’s why That’s why the caged bird sings Outro Oh-oh, I’m still singing Oh-oh, I’m still swinging At the dark, at the doubt, at everything That’s why the caged bird sings