[Verse 1]
They wonder why the caged bird sings
But even worse a pain is the bird with lead wings
It’s like I’m in my own town but can’t speak the language
Crowded to the point of suffocation, still feel stranded
What bandage could heal scars invisible
Existing is easy, it’s living it that's difficult
It’s like a ritual, I get close to believing
Then I put a fortress up to close in my feelings
Dreaming, so close to achieving
I throw it all away 'cause I’m scared to receive it
Living every day in my shadow
I find my resolve when the cold night swallows that shadow
I travel through the landscape searching for why
But the question follows everywhere I go, like the sky
You don’t understand my soul, well neither do I
[Chorus]
It’s just something inside my head
Won’t set me free, won’t let me be
It’s just something inside my head
Coming in between you and me
It’s just something inside my head
[Verse 2]
I wasn’t born this way, my condition is learned
Once bitten, twice shy, I don’t wanna be burned
When you travel a passage that leaves your soul ravaged
Your mind waxes placid to limit the damage
Your reaction is passive whether you like it or not
You cannot win whether you fight it or not
Your brain swallows the pain and buries it instead
Now..
[Chorus]
It’s just something inside my head
Won’t set me free, won’t let me be
It’s just something inside my head
Coming in between you and me
It’s just something inside my head
It’s just something that guides my
Something that drives my
Something inside my head
[Verse 3]
I offend myself then avenge myself
And pretend it helps to defend myself
I believe myself then deceive myself
To retrieve myself I don’t need my help
Whether to brave myself or slave myself
It’s strange every day I’m not the same myself
I love myself then I hate myself
[Chorus]
It’s just something inside my head
Won’t set me free, won’t let me be
It’s just something inside my head
Coming in between you and me
It’s just something inside my head
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