Cages

Everyone’s a prisoner; some have larger cages.

Everyone’s a prisoner; some have bigger stages.

Everyone’s a prisoner; no one escapes the pain.

All that makes us different,

The size of the ball and chain.

Your cage might be your politics, you cage might be religion;

Your cage might be your blindness; or your cage might be your vision

Your cage might be a fantasy; your cage might be the facts;

Your cage might be the way you talk; your cage might be an act.

Your cage might be your stubbornness; it might be your defenses.

You might of built it all yourself, or minded others’ fences.

Your cage might be face, or your body, or your name;

Your cage might be the money; your cage might be the fame.

Everyone’s a prisoner; some have larger cages.

Everyone’s a prisoner; some have bigger stages.

Everyone’s a prisoner; no one escapes the pain.

All that makes us different,

The size of the ball and chain.

Your cage might be the alcohol or other shit you crave;

Your cage might be you’re frightened or your cage might be you’re brave.

Your cage might be your family; your cage might be your friends.

Your cage might be your job, your house, your eyesight, or your lens.

Your cage might be you care too much; your cage might be you don’t.

Your cage might be you just want love; your cage might be you won’t.

Your cage might be too much money; your cage might be too much fun

Your cage might be you never started; your cage might be you’re done.

Everyone’s a prisoner; it’s just that some have larger cages.

Everyone’s a prisoner; some have bigger stages.

Everyone’s a prisoner; no one escapes the pain.

All that makes us different,

The size of the ball and chain.

It’s the size of the ball and chain.