That was the last time He'd stand inside that cell Giving up fear Words can't tell what he felt A bird in chains won't fly Not even reach the sky That was her first time She'd never left that shell Her eyes dropped tears He witnessed as they fell A bird that could not fly Forbidden to the sky Uh Apart again Apart again Now living on their own They can't get by alone Yet they keep on coming home As if nothing happened Nothing mattered Birds won't fly, uh Now living on their own They can't get by alone Yet they keep on coming home As if nothing happened Nothing mattered Birds won't fly, uh That was the last time He'd stand inside that cell Giving up fear Words can't tell what he felt A bird in chains won't fly Not even reach the sky Apart again Apart again Now living on their own They can't get by alone Yet they keep on coming home As if nothing happened Nothing mattered Birds won't fly, uh Now living on their own They can't get by alone Yet they keep on coming home As if nothing happened Nothing mattered Birds won't fly, uh Guitar solo Uh