Gilded Cage

Ivory sweet, renaissance gold This prison is fit for a king, or so I'm told The arching tower that touches the sky Is a gilded cage made of lies Through the glittering bars, on a velvet duvet I am exposed, I am afraid I sing a song for my food and keep Then I look through my chains and I weep You invested so much in my sorrow That you made me a cage for my pain You have locked me away from tomorrow And that's where I'll remain Everyone smiles at the yellow bird Who is loved by the Queen, or so I've heard Everyone smiles as it flutters and shrieks Help me one of you featherless freaks I remember the world outside my cage I remember now why I feel this rage This gilded creation was made to chant You'll never escape, you can't, you can't; you can't You invested so much in my sorrow That you made me a cage for my pain You have locked me away from tomorrow And that's where I'll remain And that's where I became the creature that I am The royal affair is tired of me I am food for the cat, or so I believe The King, Queen and Cat are ready to dine Am I a snack to be had with the wine Till this mortal cry travels the earth And recognized is my fatal worth My feathers will shed in fury, in flight Till all I can see is the color of light