without them i would die

[whoosifer]

I could have been a giant said the bonsai tree

But someone bound my roots and held me down

I could have reached for heaven said the snowy owl

But they clipped my wings and kept me on the ground

I think I heard them tell me that they loved me

They’d care for me without them I would die

But what’s the use of roots if you can’t spread them

And what’s the use of wings if you can’t fly?

I could have been a singer said the minor bird

But they caged me and they told me what to say

I could have run forever said the pony

But they bridled me and made me go their way

I think I heard them tell me that they loved me

They’d care for me forever so it seems

But what’s the use of voices without freedom

And what’s the use of living other’s dreams?

And why do people cage the things they love the most

Is it simply that we fear to be alone?

If you give your love its freedom it may stay a while

If it leaves you it was never yours to own

I could have found adventure said the angel fish

Now my world’s so small there’s nowhere left to go

I could have ruled a kingdom said the lion

Now the land inside my head is all I know

I think I heard them tell me that they loved me

They’d care for me and tell me it’s alright

But what’s the use of life without adventure

And what’s the use of strength if you can’t fight?

And why do people cage the things they love the most

Is it simply that we fear to be alone?

If you give your love its freedom it may stay a while

If it leaves you it was never yours to own