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BULLETPROOF UMBRELLA 3:510:00/3:51
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KILLAKILLABADGUY. 5:050:00/5:05
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I HATE NOSTALGIA. 3:530:00/3:53
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FIRE DANCING. 2:530:00/2:53
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MY ANCHOR. 8:410:00/8:41
UNCAGED. LYRICS
All lyrics and music for UNCAGED. By Daniel Sherman.
This record is the dream that became reality. Almost every word in this document was written on the same night. For almost two years, this album existed only through these lyrics and through the sounds that echoed in my head from the very beginning.
It is one of my proudest accomplishments to be able to share these lyrics and the album with you in it’s finalized state.
Whatever it is you’re afraid of, whatever darkness you’re facing, whatever memories are weighing you down, whatever voices are speaking lies to you, and whatever trials you’re attempting to break through, remember that everything and everyone has an end. Both you and your darkness will end.
As you listen to this album, and as you analyze these words, ask yourself humbly and honestly:
“Who am I at the end?”
Thank you for your support, and enjoy UNCAGED..
INSIDE.
(ALL HAIL CAGEBURNER.)
(AWAKEN AND ENCOUNTER THE UNCAGED.)
I don’t want to stay inside
I don’t want to stay inside
I don’t want to stay inside tonight
I don’t want to stay inside
I don’t want to stay inside
I don’t want to stay inside tonight
I’ve been in too long, I’m tryna get free
In my head all wrong, I can’t catch sleep
Gotta be a way to run, you can’t catch me
Better see the outside world before the next dream
Better be somebody out there feeling just like me
Gotta be a person thinking days feel like weeks
I’ma freak out if The Sun’s tryna stay down
Get me out of the house
I think I’ma break now
Everybody in the universe is staying inside
I can’t lie
It’s kinda crazy how we all hate life
We’re taking it for granted every day when everything’s fine
Now I’m recognizing that the way it was is my
Greatest desire
I need people, I feel uninspired
The voice in my head is getting tired
From conversating with me, he’s a liar
Before the door closed, I told him he was fired
But now with this he’s come out of retirement…
I can’t even finish a verse...
It’s like I’m talking to myself…
Hey… Can you open the door please?
I don’t want to stay inside
I don’t want to stay inside
I don’t want to stay inside tonight
I don’t want to stay inside
I don’t want to stay inside
I don’t want to stay inside tonight
(WE EXTEND TO YOU OUR CORDIAL INVITATION TO THE UNCAGED.)
(UPON YOUR AWAKENING TO THE REALIZATION OF YOUR DEPRIVED STATE, YOU HAVE NOW QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP.)
(FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS AWAIT BEYOND YOUR CAGE.)
(JOIN US IN THE FLAME.)
(YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN.)
Knock knock, who’s there?
No one on the other end
Tick tock, slow clock
I think I’m my only friend
No one there to listen to me sitting reminiscing
Fully missing what I’m hitting with a synth a little kick
I’m on a mission, I’ve been spitting, I’ve been slipping
Intermission, new invention I’m preventing going crazy living in my head
I cannot stand this for one more second
Open my door I’ll be good I swear it
Let me out, let me out, don’t you sweat it
When I’m let go, an album is where I’m headed
This is intro
Let me out of the door
Got a home studio now, what am I waiting for?
I can spend all quarantine making beats on the floor
I can drop “INSIDE.” to let you know I’m dropping more ASAP
Had a schedule, now it’s up in flames
Now I’m locked in a prison, someday I’ll be UNCAGED.
When I am, I’ma drop a record fully untamed
My name better make you feel afraid
“What’s he doing now?”
“Solo series? Collab stuff?”
Nah, some new sound
We’re going back in my mind for another round
We’ll see who survives, I’ll tame the storm now
I’ll break the door down
‘Cuz I’m out, I’m
UNCAGED.
THE FLORAL MASK I WEAR.
Breathe in
But my lungs don’t
Feel it
Reaching
For the floral mask I wear
I want to to rip it off
And never see it again
But I need it
Fear and serenity
Hand in hand
Beautifully displayed on the floral mask I wear
Hidden in plain sight
Emphasize what I hide
Showcase my true face on the floral mask I wear
Fear and serenity
Hand in hand
Beautifully displayed on the floral mask I wear
Hidden in plain sight
Emphasize what I hide
Showcase my true face on the floral mask I wear
Freedom
Welcomed but don’t
See ‘em
Reaching
For the floral mask I wear
I want to to rip it off
And never see it again
But I need it
Fear and serenity
Hand in hand
Beautifully displayed on the floral mask I wear
Hidden in plain sight
Emphasize what I hide
Showcase my true face on the floral mask I wear
Fear and serenity
Hand in hand
Beautifully displayed on the floral mask I wear
Hidden in plain sight
Emphasize what I hide
Showcase my true face on the floral mask I wear
(HOW IS IT THAT A DEVICE REPRESENTATIVE OF A TERROR TO AN INVISIBLE ENEMY.)
(CAN ALSO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH SOFT AND GENTLE FRAGILITY.?)
(SUCH GORGEOUS AND BLOSSOMING HOPE AMIDST THE TENSIONS OF A WOUNDED WORLD.)
(FEAR AND SERENITY HAND IN HAND.?)
Do I scare you more
With it on or off?
Does it make a difference?
You’ll never want me or
The floral mask facade
Still I go the distance
I can’t ignore
Why I put it on
But it makes me feel this sickness
You’ll never want me or
The floral mask facade
Still I go the distance
Do I scare you more
With it on or off?
Does it make a difference?
You’ll never want me or
The floral mask facade
Still I go the distance
I can’t ignore
Why I put it on
But it makes me feel this sickness
You’ll never want me or
The floral mask facade
Still I go the distance
BULLETPROOF UMBRELLA.
(IT’S A LEAP OF FAITH.)
Whatchu wanna say to me?
(I DON’T WANNA WAIT.)
Never wanna but you pray for me?
(IT’S A RAINYDAY.)
Never isn’t with ya, water is your best friend
Best end the streak and move to where your debts end
(JUST STAY.)
No, I can’t, you never told me what you meant
(I COULDN’T SAY.)
Never let opinions hold emotion back
(I WANNA BREAK.)
Never let the voices drag you under
Sing a cover
Release it and you’ll never love her
I’m gonna say what I need to now
Push me away if it freaks you out
It may sound crazy but there is no doubt
I need you to need me to need you stick around
Yeah, know me better next time you do it to me
Show me letters, spell it out and send it to me
What I mean is all this is only for me
Maybe all my die hards can get it fully
But they’re the only ones
Better let me tell you what I’m bumping when I come up
Better let me tell you what is coming
Is The Sun up?
Better gimma cover
BULLETPROOF UMBRELLA.
Better get me safe, singing with me acapella
I’m gonna say what I need to now
Push me away if it freaks you out
It may sound crazy but there is no doubt
I need you to need me to need you stick around
DON’T FREAK OUT.
TRY TO LISTEN SLOWLY.
I’M IN LOVE WITH THE SOUND.
OF A SPEEDING BULLET.
COMING OUT YOUR MOUTH.
AND TOWARDS THE OPPONENT.
I KNOW YOU WANNA LET ME OUT.
SO JUST STEP TOWARD ME.
DON’T FREAK OUT.
TRY TO LISTEN SLOWLY.
I’M IN LOVE WITH THE SOUND.
OF A SPEEDING BULLET.
COMING OUT YOUR MOUTH.
AND TOWARDS THE OPPONENT.
I KNOW YOU WANNA LET ME OUT.
SO JUST STEP TOWARD ME.
So just step toward me…
BE MY BULLETPROOF UMBRELLA.
BE MY BULLETPROOF UMBRELLA.
BE MY BULLETPROOF UMBRELLA.
BE MY BULLETPROOF UMBRELLA.
UNCAGED.
I know I’m gonna make it
Breaking down the walls that I made
I say to you
“Join me and THE UNCAGED.”
I was getting real sick of singing
Sad songs in a new condition
I say to you
“Join me and THE UNCAGED.”
There’s a people living nowhere
There’s a place where we live lifeless
Take a break and you can stay there
And you may find yourself when the weights fall...
Join me
We can live with THE UNCAGED.
Let your lungs release the breath that you’ve been holding in
We can live together forever here
Join me and THE UNCAGED.
Join me
We can dance with fire unscathed
I believe the love in us is haunting me
‘Cuz it’ll live forever and ever here
So join me and THE UNCAGED.
I know you’re gonna save it
Never erase what is true
I say to you
Join me and THE UNCAGED.
Hearts break but souls are mending
THE FLAMES. call to us, but we’ll be alright!
I say to you
Join me and THE UNCAGED.
Join me
We can live with THE UNCAGED.
Let your lungs release the breath that you’ve been holding in
We can live together forever here
Join me and THE UNCAGED.
Join me
We can dance with fire unscathed
I believe the love in us is haunting me
‘Cuz it’ll live forever and ever here
So join me and THE UNCAGED.
VOICES.
I don’t want the noise in me every day
Give me one shot to blow it away
Choices voicing THE UNCAGED.
Dance in the fire with me, no shame
You’re gonna regret opening the cage
Got me going mad, crazy, growing rage
Went to where you said, no one in THE FLAME.
What you wanna make me go insane?
Okay
I’m about to make it a freak show
When the leaks go on my Twitter
No one’ll peep, so what’s the difference?
Nobody cares until the streams go up
So for now, I’ll be speaking what I mean
And what I mean is I got so much in me built up
300 songs written, here’s another dope one
I’m a Storyteller, all about the “so what?”
The moral to this is I’ll be coming in hot
Watch out
Back up
I’m a rabid animal
Foaming
My mouth
Hazardous for you, you better go now
Looking for my BULLETPROOF UMBRELLA.
Never found one
Still alone and looking for the people call ‘em THE UNCAGED.
I know I’m being hunted
Haven’t slept or recovered
Gotta move or else I’m a goner
When did my hair change color?
Am I strange? Please tell me I’ve always wondered
Yes, call me crazy but I think that I’m going under
Some sort of a spell, this is counterfeit
All of these voices and visions are blunders
How could I believe ‘em?
How could I believe ‘em?
How could I believe ‘em?
How could I believe ‘em?
How could I believe ‘em?
How could I believe ‘em?
How could I believe ‘em?
How could I believe ‘em?
I don’t want the noise in me every day
Give me one shot to blow it away
Choices voicing THE UNCAGED.
Dance in the fire with me, no shame
You’re gonna regret opening the cage
Got me going mad, crazy, growing rage
Went to where you said, no one in THE FLAME.
What you wanna make me go insane?
Get me home, get me where I wanna go
Give me hope, show me color, give me all of those
Let it go, Danny Boy, stay low
When the bullets fly, don’t keep your head exposed
All of those ropes I was shown came untied
Writing songs of a new kind, nothing like mine
Walking through a field in a button down, a new tie
All alone in a world wrecked by humankind
Seclusion it saved me
It also unmade me
Everything is hazy
My mental’s all mazey
Can’t tell where I’m facing
Whose voice am I chasing?
I’m trapped in this racing
I’m running for safety
I’m ready for changing
Never good at waiting
Can I be unafraid please?
I’m ready for shading
Are THE UNCAGED. Lazy?
I’m sick of this hazing
Good luck, this my lane, see
Are you tryna phase me?
Look at me go
I’m unstoppable
I’ve been on a roll
Ever since I started, so
Get off the road
If you don’t like it, though
I’m in a mode
To make a better world
Follow me, follow me, I’m on a mission
To look for some Heaven this side of Creation
The message I’m sending is we all been sinning
While looking for legacy that lasts forever
Impossible
Life ain’t about us, not at all
Looking for a way to make yourself big will pop it all
You are not prepared for your curtain call
If you live your life to put your name in lights in front of all the people
Who didn’t come for you, you’re an opener
Main attraction is themselves, not you or her
They came to do exactly what you did
It’ll never work, look at what you’re choosing
Come and join me and THE UNCAGED.
Together we can live life unashamed
From the world’s ways, untapped potential
I’ll leave behind another letter
See you soon,
Sincerely, Daniel
(LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.)
(IT IS TIME FOR THE MAIN ATTRACTION.)
(PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR YOUR CLOSING ACT.)
(YOU ALREADY KNOW HIS NAME.)
(ZUNIOQ.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
THE CIRCUS IS STARTING.
(What?)
THE CIRCUS IS STARTING.
I BETTER GET READY ‘CUZ I AM THE CLOSER.
I HEARD IT, THEY’RE CALLING.
(CALLING. HMM.)
I HEARD IT THEY’RE CALLING.
THEY’RE SCREAMING MY NAME, KEEP IT UP ‘TIL IT’S OVER.
‘CUZ I DON’T DO THIS MYSELF.
‘CUZ I DON’T THINK, I JUST DO WHAT THEY TELL.
I STEP OUT AND THEY CHEER FOR ME, WELL.
I BETTER DELIVER, THE STAGE IS MY CELL.
‘CUZ I DON’T DO THIS MYSELF.
I DON’T THINK, I JUST DO WHAT THEY TELL.
I STEP OUT AND THEY CHEER FOR ME, WELL.
I BETTER DELIVER, THE STAGE IS MY CELL.
Blink and I lose time again
Blood is covering my hands
Oh no, oh no, I killed another one of my best friends
They don’t want me free from this
They never stop whispering
They live rent free in my head
Wait they don’t exist
Oh no, now I get it
(huh?)
Ima
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
I DO BAD THINGS AND I HATE IT.
GUILT BUILDS UP UNTIL I’M JADED.
DOWNVOTE, DOWNVOTE.
(ONE STAR RATING.)
AND MY MORALITY IS FAILING.
‘CUZ I DON’T DO THIS MYSELF.
‘CUZ I DON’T THINK, I JUST DO WHAT THEY TELL.
I STEP OUT AND THEY CHEER FOR ME, WELL.
I BETTER DELIVER, THE STAGE IS MY CELL.
‘CUZ I DON’T DO THIS MYSELF.
‘CUZ I DON’T THINK, I JUST DO WHAT THEY TELL.
I STEP OUT AND THEY CHEER FOR ME, WELL.
I BETTER DELIVER, THE STAGE IS MY CELL.
Stop, Ima
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
You say I’m meant for more than this
I don’t think I believe it
You say I’m blessed, but I feel sick
Cursed with all these demons
You say my story’s a weapon
And you want me to wield it
I think I’d rather plead the 5th
And kill the world with all my sins
You say I’m meant for more than this
I don’t think I believe it
You say I’m blessed, but I feel sick
Cursed with all these demons
You say my story’s a weapon
And you want me to wield it
I think I’d rather plead the 5th
And kill the world...
I want to be a protagonist
You made me my antagonist, why?
I want to be a protagonist
You made me my antagonist, why?
I want to be a protagonist
You made me my antagonist, why?
I want to be a protagonist
You made me my antagonist…
(I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, I’M, I’M- HUH.?)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
KILLAKILLABADGUY.
KILLAKILLA.
(KILLAKILLA.)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
(RUN.!)
YOU.
SHOULD.
RUN.
FROM
ME.
HOSEA.
You took the cure, and you’re still symptomatic
You can say you’re clean, but you’re still the addict
I punch the mirror
I’m sick of you
I’ve had enough
I wanna erase me
I wanna erase me
Yeah, hey
I played the whore again
Hosea 4 again
Was made for more than this
I hammer nails into the board again
It’s like I’m storing sins
Up it’s a poor defense
The biggest hypocrite, I’m sure of it
Got no control of this
Lost the remote I’m pissed
I’m already cured, I’m im-
-mune and imploring him
To end the war I’m in
Can you color me in from step one?
If the drawing is redone, maybe I can be strong
But right now, the color is fading, not long
Before the lines break and my shape is all gone
I need a reset, bring back
Who I knew I could’ve been and
Please get, me that
Shoe you made me, I think I can
Fit this time
Before I never lived up
If I have you pouring into me, maybe I’ll fill ‘em
Every enemy you place before me, I’ma kill ‘em
Before I let ‘em know me, made a pact and worked together
Never ending road in front of me
I’m coming clean to you because you
Know me best, because you
Say less, because you...
You took the cure, and you’re still symptomatic
You can say you’re clean, but you’re still the addict
I punch the mirror
I’m sick of you
I’ve had enough
I wanna erase me
I wanna erase me
I’ve been seduced by the darkness, I let it inside
Even though I’m UNCAGED., a new prison resides
In me this time
Let it rip my life from under my Bible
It’s crazy how the pages get heavier when your mind goes
Crazy how the pain in me never emits the right plot
Crazy how the enemy severs me
(SUICIDE THOUGHTS.)
Did it to myself, huh? Walking on a tightrope
Then I took my scissors and cut it, surprised when I fall
Why though?
Why am I the KILLAKILLA. guy, huh?
(KILLA.)
Why strive for the light if at nightfall
I’d try turning on fright, not the right call
Might die if I fly
(I’MA STILL TRY THOUGH.)
Lyricism isn’t heroism, it’s another symptom
Really isn’t what I needed, need to see the Spirit in ‘em
Hearing demons in me isn’t fear, but stear clear a little
Here I am God, can you use me for a holy mission?
Give me trial, give me breakthrough
Get me where I want to get to
Give me smiles, give me sad tunes
Give me everything, I cannot decide
I don’t wanna be defined easy
I don’t know what I do
Let me live like a bad zoo
UNCAGED. looking for a home that I’ve never even been to
Pressing for a lifeline, what I’ve been through
Has me feeling like I’m running out of air living on The Moon
I wanna be somebody someday
Want the world to shiver at the sound of my name
Want to prove wrong every single somebody saying I ain’t anybody
Want to write a new song saying you don’t care about me
But I never cared what you said
The truth is I know I am more, the shoe fits
You’re clueless, saying I’m a kid, I’m useless
Passion comes free, I don’t need your two cents
I need to lose the floral mask that I wear
I need to find THE FLAME. and burn me, I’m scared
I don’t deserve this
And that’s why I’m deserted
So I need THE FLAME. to erase me and finally I’ll be
Singing a song of hope
FINALLY.
I’ve been facing this all alone
The war comes
I can hear the war drums
Every day I question this road
Where’s it go?
Am I all alone?
We haven’t had a moment, have we?
Haven’t been the closest, haven’t really spoken have we?
Haven’t felt chosen madly
Went and rewrote this, I haven’t been the fullest exactly
We haven’t had a moment, have we?
Haven’t been the closest, haven’t really spoken have we?
Haven’t felt chosen madly
Went and rewrote this, I haven’t been the fullest
I hate that I’m far away
Not just from you
From everything
I want a reawakening
I’ve been asleep
Stagnant with a tattered faith
I can think about the race
Dream about the race
Even start to run the path
If I never tie my laces
Can’t keep up the pace, this
Story’s gonna end too fast…
So keep on writing it for me
Keep allowing me to bleed
If survival’s all you need
Then someday, someday, I may
Finish finally
I’ve been changing out of darker clothes
It’s a vibe check
Gotta get my mind back
Maybe fake it ‘til you make it is the way to go
Bring the light back
Keep my vibe checked
We haven’t had a moment, have we?
Haven’t been the closest, haven’t really spoken have we?
Haven’t felt chosen madly
Went and rewrote this, I haven’t been the fullest exactly
We haven’t had a moment, have we?
Haven’t been the closest, haven’t really spoken have we?
Haven’t felt chosen madly
Went and rewrote this, I haven’t been the fullest
I hate that I’m far away
Not just from you
From everything
I want a reawakening
I’ve been asleep
Stagnant with a tattered faith
I can think about the race
Dream about the race
Even start to run the path
If I never tie my laces
Can’t keep up the pace, this
Story’s gonna end too fast…
So keep on writing it for me
Finish finally
I’m everywhere
I’m stretched apart in all directions
I’m losing hair
My sleep’s not right
And I’m so impatient
I’m way behind
I write these lines ‘cuz I can’t explain it
It’s like my mind screams at my body but it can’t command it
Like the depression’s in control
Like what I want is just a mental note
Like the apathy’s got my soul
Like I’ve got nothing to hold
Like the therapy never sticks
Like the stones would hurt less than this
Like I’m dealing my own damage
Like a passenger behind my eyelids
I can’t, I can’t fight this
I can’t, I can’t fight this
I can’t, I can’t fight this
I can’t, I can’t fight this
I can’t, I can’t fight this
I can’t, I can’t fight this, no
So God please come and fight this
God please come and fight this
So God please come and fight this…
So keep on writing it for me
Keep allowing me to bleed
If survival’s all you need
Then someday, someday, I may
Finish finally
FIRE DANCING.
(YOU ARE HOME.)
(ALLOW THE EMBERS TO RESTORE YOUR HUMANITY.)
(THERE IS PEACE WITHIN THE FLAME.)
(AND IT’S YOURS.)
I got fire dancing with me
This is who I knew I should be
One step, two step, don’t feel a thing
Can’t believe that I got fire...
Fire dancing with me
I’m moving, I’m vibing, I’m sliding, rewinding
I’m grooving, I’m choosing the music
Who’s inside the fire?
Why’s it blue? Now it’s lighter? Then green? Now it’s brighter?
Inspire some kind of fighter in me so I’ll be a survivor
Not even tired
A week or an hour?
Can’t tell is Heaven here or is this Hell in hiding conspiring for me?
I hear bells, I see sirens
I’m tasting the virus
THE FLAME’S. burning violent
The curse of Earth is tainting the air
But I can’t breathe anyway
I’m here smiling to my eyelids and it’s all because
I got fire dancing with me
This is who I knew I should be
One step, two step, don’t feel a thing
Can’t believe that I got fire...
Fire dancing with me
I don’t know what I deserve but feel like there’s no way that I could ever earn this
I was low and feeling cursed when I woke up, but now I feel like I was born to do this
Tie a tie around my neck and give me the button down, open the box for some new kicks
You should join me in THE FLAME. I’m not insane
I think I’m finally getting used to this
It’s so natural, like it’s in my blood
Like a runner’s finger gripping the baton
For the last time, nothing like the first
So the second verse will say the curse of Earth will stay but...
I got fire dancing with me
This is who I knew I should be
One step, two step, don’t feel a thing
Can’t believe that I got fire...
Fire dancing with me
(AS I MOVE.)
(THE FLAME. MOVES.)
(I STEP IN TIME.)
(AND THE FLAME FOLLOWS SUIT.)
(IT’S AS IF THE INANIMATE HAS GROWN SENTIENT.)
(AS IF A SENSE OF COMMUNITY HAS BEEN BIRTHED FROM THE SPIRITLESS.)
(AS IF NATURE HAS CORRECTED IT’S MISTAKES.)
(AS IF LIFE ITSELF IS PRESENT WITHIN THE FIRE..)
(AND FOR THE FIRST TIME I REALIZE.)
(I’m home.)
INTERLUDE.
(This feels… strange)
Everything is flooding back to me, woah, wait
Did I really go mad? Am I okay?
Deep breath then collapse, that’s a full brain
Reset, what a bad way to, cope, dang
Okay
Gotta take it slowly
Gotta stay calm, memorize the whole thing
Gotta pray to the Lord that my mind won’t break
Gotta stay unashamed if I wanna stay sane
I hope I am wrong about some of this
‘Cuz what I did isn’t the humblest
What I did’s a criminal offense
What I did makes me guilty, I can’t rid myself of this
What a ridiculous idiot
Didn’t intend to revisit my wickedness
But it’s evicting the vision within and insisting that living is limited
Isn’t it finished yet?
Let’s go one memory at a time
Where do my traumas seem to align?
Maybe start where I hid myself out of pride
And like all of humanity sort of died
Beginning of the end, ooh, storytime
Criss cross applesauce, join me in the fires
Gonna tell you a story about my life
‘Cuz my life wasn’t always this horrifying
NO SPOILERS.
Wake up, it’s twelve o’ clock
I’m ready for the start of the apocalypse, you know
I think I really do need this cup of coffee
(And nobody’s gonna stop me)
We wanna wonder what the world is up to
Turn on the news and it’s obvious to me
They think we’re all gonna die
‘Cuz…
Everybody said the world was ending
So I played this song and turned the volume up
Everybody said the world was ending
(Shut up!)
I don’t want no spoilers
Everybody said the world was ending
So I played this song and turned the volume up
Everybody said the world was ending
(Shut up!)
I don’t want no spoilers
(This just in, CAGEBURNER. is killing everybody!)
Everyday a new trial
Nature homicidal
Humankind raging
Waves like a tidal
No I don’t think I’ma give in
(It appears to be some sort of airborne weapon!)
I think I’ma stay inside until the pain ends
I think I’ma break my ties, so stay safe friends
Everybody’s dangerous
Safe in isolation
Look, listen
Safety comes from being caged in
For now, and maybe forever, my door’s locked up
And if you come for help, well, you chose your clock
I chose mine
I’m gonna live forever
If the world is ending, I’ma be here after ‘cuz…
Everybody said the world was ending
So I played this song and turned the volume up
Everybody said the world was ending
(Shut up!)
I don’t want no spoilers
Everybody said the world was ending
So I played this song and turned the volume up
Everybody said the world was ending
(Shut up!)
I don’t want no spoilers
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I won’t die today, no I won’t
I don’t want no spoilers
MY ANCHOR.
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
It’s time to fly and say goodbye
I’ll drop the sails, go for a ride
I know I’ve got somewhere to go
But my anchor’s still set in my home
It’s time to fly and say goodbye
I’ll drop the sails, go for a ride
I know I’ve got somewhere to go
But my anchor’s still set in my home
You’re stronger than the tides
I take one look into your eyes
And I decide I’m never gonna leave
Force a step, I’m in the light
The Sun and sky help to remind
Me even when there’s distance between
My anchor’s still a part of me
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
My X is marked far from the start
But the shore and sea both have my heart
I know the dark looms when I’m parked
But am I ready to depart
My X is marked far from the start
But the shore and sea both have my heart
I know the dark looms when I’m parked
But am I ready to depart
You’re stronger than the tides
I take one look into your eyes
And I decide I’m never gonna leave
Force a step, I’m in the light
The Sun and sky help to remind
Me even when there’s distance between
My anchor’s still a part of me
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
If in dire times I cut the rope
To leave my anchor in the depths below
There’s no way it would ever go
‘Cuz my anchor knows that I’m its home
If in dire times I cut the rope
To leave my anchor in the depths below
There’s no way it would ever go
‘Cuz my anchor knows that I’m its home
And I know I’ve got somewhere to go
(My anchor’s still set in my home)
And I know I’ve got somewhere to go
(My anchor’s still set in my home)
And I know I’ve got somewhere to go
(My anchor’s still set in my home)
And I know I’ve got somewhere to go
My anchor’s still set in my home
You’re stronger than the tides
I take one look into your eyes
And I decide I’m never gonna leave
Force a step, I’m in the light
The Sun and sky help to remind
Me even when there’s distance between
You’re stronger than the tides
I take one look into your eyes
And I decide I’m never gonna leave
Force a step, I’m in the light
The Sun and sky help to remind
Me even when there’s distance between…
(There is so much you can take from a man)
(You can take away his stability)
(Strip him of his confidence)
(Remove him from his community)
(You can even take his control)
(But there is one thing that you can never take from a man)
(You can never take his home)
(Because home is like an anchor attached to a rope that stretches towards the edge of eternity)
(A rope that’s reaching to the bounds of infinity)
(No matter how far the man wanders, he will always have the memories)
(Memories of the four walls that watched him grow up)
(Memories of the friends and family who raised him)
(Even in the storm, he can always come back home)
(And no matter the weather…)
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
Oh oh oh oh
(Hey!)
THE SHOW.
(Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the stage, Daniel Sherman!)
I really miss the show
I really miss the whole thing
The way it really holds me closely, yeah
I really miss the show
The way it really knows me
The way it holds me closely
Only the show
I miss adrenaline
Miss the glisten on my skin
I miss the wondering
Is the music setting in
Setting in, is the music setting in
Setting in, setting in, setting in,
se- se- se- se
I’m wishing I was him
Touring and making it
But here I am
Reminisce remembering
Reminisce remembering
Reminisce remembering
Memories, memories, memories, memories
I really miss the show
I really miss the whole thing
The way it really holds me closely, yeah
I really miss the show
The way it really knows me
The way it holds me closely
Only the show
I miss letting go
Drumming, singing off the lows
I miss each of those
Moments singing off the ghosts
All the ghosts, I was singing off the ghosts
Getting cold, don’t let me go
I’m getting cold, don’t let me go
I’m wishing I was him
Touring, and they love it
But here I am
Reminisce remembering
Reminisce remembering
Reminisce remembering
Memories, memories, memories, memories
I really miss the show
I really miss the whole thing
The way it really holds me closely, yeah
I really miss the show
The way it really knows me
The way it holds me closely
If only…
I knew another
To love me I’d love her
The show’s a cover
Of the real song
My open-cutter
Slice through the sound
I know you wanna
The show’s a cover
Of the real one
Of the real one
I knew another
To love me I’d love her
The show’s a cover
Of the real song
Of the real song
My open-cutter
Slice through the sound
I know you wanna
The show’s a cover
Of the real one
Of the real one
I really miss the show
I really miss the whole thing
The way it really hold me closely, yeah
I really miss the show
The way it really knows me
The way it holds me closely
Only the show
Yeah, I really miss the show
I really miss the whole thing
The way it really hold me closely
I really miss the show
The way it really knows me
The way it holds me closely
Only the show
I HATE NOSTALGIA.
Get your claws off of my heart
Get your hand out of my chest
‘Cuz when I think about you I know I’m not ready yet
There’s a reason I forgot the past
There’s a reason people try to move on
When I think about the good times, reminisce
I miss it and I’m sad that it’s gone…
(It’s gone, it’s gone, it’s gone)
(IT’S GONE.)
Life was better
Before I knew better
Before we knew better
I hate nostalgia
Used to love the weather
Before I knew better
Before we knew better
I hate nostalgia
I hate nostalgia
I hate nostalgia
It’s hard to figure what to say, huh?
Birthdays were my vibe before I grew up
Now I feel like I wanna cry
When I realize I’ve been alive my whole life
There’s a reason I forgot the past
There’s a reason people try to move on
When I think about the good times, reminisce
I miss it and I’m sad that it’s gone
Life was better
Before I knew better
Before we knew better
I hate nostalgia
Used to love the weather
Before I knew better
Before we knew better
I hate nostalgia
I hate nostalgia
I hate nostalgia
Minding my business
I lid this memory, good riddance
Life sentence
Unmended innocence rescinded
Still a kid, it’s embarrassing
Peter Pan with no apparent plan to hand You his steering
He’s hearing fairies in his head
He rises, flies and it’s scary
And every inch he climbs he finds his eyes are staring and glaring below at where he’s been
What a misstep, stepping in your fantasies
Reminisce for remedies that never lend you anything
And every day that he loved lives in his head ‘til he’s gone
And every moment he’s got’s wasted on memories lost
(THE SHOW MUST GO ON.)
(THE SHOW MUST GO.)
(SHOW MUST GO.)
(SHOW MUS.-)
Life was better
Before I knew better
Before we knew better
I hate nostalgia
Used to love the weather
Before I knew better
Before we knew better
I hate nostalgia
I hate nostalgia
I hate nostalgia
Heal me from my memories
Heal me from my memories
Heal me from my memories
Healing from my memories
Healing from my memories
Healing from my memories
Healing from my memories
Healing
HEALING.
(IT’S BEEN SO LONG.)
(IT’S… IT.- IT.- IT.)
(IT’S BEEN SO LONG.)
(IT.- IT.- IT.- IT.- IT.- IT.- IT.- SO.)
New hair color, new brain shift
New day coming, I’ma face it
New chance for me, I’ll chase it
(IT’S BEEN SO LONG.)
I undid all of my damage
New hits coming, I’m okay with it
Guess I still got some questions
But I’m alive again
I’m alive
I’m healing
I’ve been lost for so long I forgot this feeling
All the lies inside are turning to the real thing
I’m healing
Healing
New tattoo and a new fit
New mindset that I’m choosing
It’s ‘bout time I gained what I’ve been losing
(IT’S BEEN SO LONG.)
New smiling photos taken candid
And it’s easy for me to stay planted
I’m a canvas
I’m enchanted
Still standing, my friends
Living with abandon
I’m healing
I’ve been lost for so long I forgot this feeling
All the lies inside are turning to the real thing
I’m healing
Healing
(As THE END. draws near)
(Echoes of undesirable nostalgia are seared away)
(And I can finally breathe again)
(Only one question remains, reverberating from within...)
(Is this eternal fate?)
(Or is it a moment?)
I’m healing
I’ve been lost for so long I forgot this feeling
All the lies inside are turning to the real thing
I’m healing
Healing
THE END.
Who am I at the end?
Was this what I was promised?
Who am I at the end?
Where is the Garden of Eden?
Nowhere near?
Nowhere near.
Yeah.
Who am I at the end?
Why am I burning?
Who am I at the end?
Where is everyone hiding?
Nowhere near?
Nowhere near.
Yeah.
Who am I at the end?
Was this all for nothing?
Who am I at the end?
Why am I returning?
To my cage?
To my cage.
Yeah.
Who am I at the end?
Were THE UNCAGED. lying?
Who am I at the end?
Why is THE FLAME. dying?
I’m afraid.
It all fades away.
It all fades away now.
The color fadess to gray.
Saturate the pain now.
I’m where I want to be.
I am finally found.
Truly one with THE FLAME.
Burn the mask.
Just breathe out.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Finally home at the end.
Finally who I wanted.
Finally home at the end.
Finally UNCAGED. from my darkness
I’m free
Yeah.