You tried to build a gilded cage
And capture me and silence my song
You didn't read the page
You got the story all wrong
And you wanted me on a pedestal
But i'm made of fire not of stone
Now see me walking tall
I don't care to share your throne
Have you heard the bird that sings
Things aren't always what they seem
Now i am one to live the dream
Bird has wings, bird will fly
Bird will fly
You try to fill your empty heart
With all of what you cannot feel
Anything to play the part
You'd beg, borrow, or steal
Have you heard the bird that sings
Things aren't always what they seem
Now i am one to live the dream
Bird has wings, bird will fly
Bird will fly
See those bridges as they burn
Big wheel of fortune in the sky
So we live and learn
Now it's your turn to cry
Well have you heard the bird that sings
Things aren't always what they seem
Now i am one to live the dream
Bird has wings, bird will fly
Bird will fly
Flying into a brand new sky
Now it's time to say goodbye
Bird has wings, bird will fly
Bird bird bird will fly
Bird bird bird will fly
Bird bird bird will fly
Bird bird bird will fly
Bird bird bird will fly
Flying in to a brand new sky