you can't keep me trapped
in this mirror anymore
you didn't try to talk to me
or see who I had used to be

and the sea wallows with me
let my feelings be seen
as the waves and the tide
explode from my inside

I just wanted to go home
and be where I belong
have you ever had a thing
for which you always longed?

the sea swallows this place
and I hope you'll see my face
when you do, I'm no longer the clown
as the tide takes this place down

if you'd just give me my wings
then the caged bird wouldn't sing
and it wouldn't mean a thing
you'd miss the wrath this ocean brings

my anger is a rip tide
and my gem has a deep crack
if this is who I am inside
then can't you see the lack?

but I can just fly home
and I won't feel alone
imprisoned in a place like this
being free is my own bliss

you can set me free
 you, who could you be?
if I could have my wings
the caged bird will no longer sing