A Bird in a Golden Cage Golden light... silent thorns... A crown of stars... a soul undone... I wear a cage of gold instead of wings, Adorned with every precious thing. The world bows down before this throne, Yet I have never felt so alone. Velvet walls and diamonds gleam, Built from fragments of a dream. From afar it shines divine, But decay lives deep inside. The gate of dawn stands open wide, But shadows nail me to the night. The sky still calls my hidden name, Yet fear has set my wings to flame. Hear me now! Break the silence in my chest! Hear me now! Lay this restless grief to rest! Golden prison, hollow sky, Save the bird that forgot to fly! I praised the bars that held me near, Mistaking comfort born of fear. I kissed the chains, I blessed the pain, Until I could not tell the same. Now every jewel becomes a scar, Every promise falls apart. I hold the key within my hand, Still too afraid to understand. If I step beyond the golden door, Who will I become once more? If I fall into the unknown sea, Will the sky remember me? Hear me now! Break the silence in my chest! Hear me now! Let these shattered wings be blessed! Golden prison, burning sky, Tonight the broken bird will fly! The cage still shines... But I no longer live inside.
