Locked In a Cage - Brick + Mortar

There was a house halfway 'round the world And I was invited in for a small taste of gin There was a hallway a thousand birds long But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small I asked the caretaker 'cause he was their maker He looked at me and laughed, took another sip from his glass He said, open up your ears and hearts You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song That we all love to sing along To the sound of the bird that mourns Well, we rolled into town and the sweet New Orleans To the Apple Barrel bar, it was a hole in the wall The ceilings weren't tall, the floors filled with grime But the sound that you would make would just warm their hearts Well, it was quarter to 12 and the boys walked in They got their black suits on and the songs would begin You open up your ears and hearts You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song That we all love to sing along To the sound of the bird that mourns To the sound of the bird that mourns To the sound of the bird that mourns To the sound of the bird that mourns You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song

If I got you where I want you (hum) Reflecting dreams inside my soul I try to get this out my conscience Girl, you let me make sense of it all Got me trippin' up the same days But it takes so long to find a time Do what do you want Somebody fixed the schedule But you can dance Until you groove to the drum of the beat So why are you movin' those legs slow? But it felt like we're owning something Shall we got the whole world deep kept in jeans But I don't like to make assumptions But your vibe is coming out of a freak I'm locked in (locked in) Tell me what you wanna do (what you wanna do) About to find a time We can make it right Tell me what you want, what you don't think I'm locked in (locked in) Tell me what you wanna do (what you wanna do) About to find a time We can make it right Tell me what you want, what you don't think You've been out the way so long And I was just thinking That we could just make some time We ain't got time to think about past woes (yeah) Let me make sense of it all Got me trippin' on the same days (yeah) But it takes so long to find a time Do what do you want Somebody fixed the schedule But you can dance Until you groove to the drum of the beat But it felt like we're owning something Shall we got the whole world deep kept in jeans But I don't like to make assumptions But your vibe is coming out of a freak I'm locked in (locked in) Tell me what you wanna do (what you wanna do) About to find a time We can make it right Tell me what you want, what you don't think I'm locked in (locked in) Tell me what you wanna do (what you wanna do) About to find a time We can make it right Tell me what you want, what you don't think (When the night don't shine...)

I'm brighter than the sun But I can't wait You're asking me to stay I can't escape I'm staying up all night To sleep all day I'm brighter than the sun But then one day All the things that the people say All the things that the people say The people say The people say Whoa Look, they're lying They can barely deny We're not driving We're just hitching a ride (Brighter than the sun) how'd we get here? They can barely deny (Brighter than the sun) we're not driving We're just hitching a ride I can't seem to find what we came here for Back, around New to me now to saying "No, no more" Back, around All the things that the people say All the things that the people say The people say The people say Whoa Look, they're lying They can barely deny We're not driving We're just taking a ride (Brighter than the sun) how'd we get here? They can barely deny (Brighter than the sun) we're not driving We're just hitching a ride I'm brighter than the sunshine Brighter as I burn I burn away All the things that the people say All the things that the people say The people say The people say All the things that the people say Have you ever had a daydream? Leaking through your day? Have you ever had a nightmare Bigger than everybody? Have you ever had a thought That you know won't go away? Have you ever had a nightmare? We're not driving We're just taking a ride Look they're lying They can barely deny (Brighter than the sun) the whole world now We can barely divide (Brighter than the sun) we're not driving We're just taking a ride Brighter than the sunshine Brighter as I burn I burn away