Open Cage

Paint your feathers, choose your style
Walk the runway, wear your smile
Break the rules, but not too far
Shine exactly like the stars

Everybody's born unique
Funny how we never speak
Different colors, different names
Running in the very same lanes

Open skies, invisible chains
Different roads, the same old train
Run, run, run
Faster than the setting Sun
Everybody screams, I'm free
Marching to the same beat

Fly, fly, fly
Borrow someone else's sky
The cage is open, can't you see?
Nobody leaves
Yeah

We buy rebellion off a shelf
Call it freedom, lose ourselves
Same haircut, same tattoos
Same opinions, different shoes

Scrolling fast, chasing trends
Every rebel got the same friends
Everybody wants to lead
But they're following the feed

Fast life, fast cars
Fast fame, fake stars
Talking loud about being real
Tell me, when did fake become the deal?

No chains around my wrists
Just invisible checklists
Thinking I'm choosing my own direction
While the crowd makes every selection

Paint your wings
Before they tell you how
Touch the clouds
If you remember how

Run, run, run
Faster than everyone
Everybody says they're free
While standing in the same line

Fly, fly, fly
Higher doesn't mean alive
The cage was never locked
We just forgot to leave

Maybe freedom isn't running
Maybe
It's choosing where to stop