Cage on the Ground

[Verse 1]

Another dreamer steps on to the stage

He sings his hope and his fear and his rage

As the applause from the crowd starts to fade

He hears them swallow the key to his cage

[Pre-Chorus]

Welcome to the machine

It's a currency generator

And then it's a guillotine

A mirror held up to your own behavior

[Chorus]

I'm gonna take my bow

And disappear into the sound

I'm leaving my cage on the ground

When I take my bow (take my bow)

I'm watching it burn to the ground

See my feet falling down through the clouds

[Verse 2]

The dreamer dances inside of his cage

All his music and words are the same

But in the moment he exits the stage

You hear him whisper a prayer for the flames

[Pre-Chorus]

Welcome to the machine

It's a currency generator

And then it's a guillotine

A mirror held up to your own behavior

[Chorus]

I'm gonna take my bow

And disappear into the sound

I'm leaving my cage on the ground

When I take my bow (take my bow)

I'm watching it burn to the ground

See my feet falling down through the clouds

[Bridge]

When they distinguish your name

It may extinguish your flame

[Chorus]

I'm gonna take my bow

And disappear into the sound

I'm leaving my cage on the ground

When I take my bow (take my bow)

I'm watching it burn to the ground

See my feet falling down through the clouds

[Outro]

When they distinguish your name

(I'm leaving my cage on the ground)

It may extinguish your flame

(I'm leaving my cage on the ground)

So trade those ashes for a crown