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Tracks
Pete Doherty
Hamburg Demonstrations
Bird Cage

TRACK

Bird Cage

Release date: 2nd December 2016

From Hamburg Demonstrations

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About This Track

"Bird Cage" is a track by Pete Doherty, from the album Hamburg Demonstrations, released 2nd December 2016. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 9 articles about Pete Doherty.

About the Artist

Pete Doherty

Pete Doherty

Lyrics

Bird Cage

Little bird

In a cage

You’ve been turning heads around

Yeah you played your part

You sang along

Under their instruction

Looking through the bars

Staring at the stars

Only love can heal the sickness of celebrity

One by one and day by day

You see the good ones, they fall away

See you standing there styling

Waiting for the day you should be soaring

I know that you said we could never be together

You’re too pretty and I'm too clever

Good morning heartache

And these foolish things

Only love can bring the secrets of simplicity

Only love can bring the secrets of simplicity

Love is the bread

Love is the wine

Love is the bread

Love is the wine

It's the soul’s hot coals

Love is the bread

Love is the wine

Love is the soul’s hot coals

Why, the caged bird always sings

Through the ages for the pleasure of the king?

Nailing you down with a thorn in your crown

Calling out your name, you slip away

I know how you said that we could never be together

You’re too pretty and I'm too clever

Good morning heartache

And these foolish things

Only love can bring the secrets of simplicity

Only love can bring the secrets of simplicity

Love is the bread

Love is the wine

Love is the bread

Love is the wine

Love is the soul’s hot coals

Only love can bring the secrets of simplicity

Only love can bring the secrets of simplicity

Love is the bread

Love is the wine

Love is the bread

Love is the wine

Love is the soul’s hot coals

Love is the bread

Love is the wine

Love is the soul’s hot coals

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Track details

From Hamburg Demonstrations

2016

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Album

Hamburg Demonstrations

Release year

2016

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—I Don’t Love Anyone (But You’re Not Just Anyone) V2
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—Bird Cage

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Pete Doherty, Suzi Martin
Producer: Pete Doherty