Verse
G Em
"I could have been a giant," said the bonsai tree,
C Am D
"but someone bound my roots and held me down."
G Em
"I could have reached the heavens," said the snowy owl,
C D G
"but they clipped my wings and kept me on the ground."
C D G
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
C Am D
that they'd care for me, without them I would die.
G Em
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them?
C D G
What's the use of wings if you can't fly?"
Verse
G Em
"I could have been a singer," said the Myna bird,
C Am D
"but they caged me and they told me what to say."
G Em
"I could have run forever," said the pony,
C D G
"but they bridled me and made me go their way."
C D G
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
C Am D
that they'd care for me forever so it seems.
G Em
But what's the use of voices without freedom?
C D G
What's the use of living others' dreams?"
Bridge
C D G
Why do people cage the things they love the most?
C Am D
Is it simply that they fear to be alone?
G Em
If you give your love its freedom, it may stay a while.
C D G
If it leaves you, it was never yours to own.
Verse
G Em
"I could have found adventure," said the angelfish,
C Am D
"now my world's so small there's nowhere left to go."
G Em
"I could have ruled a kingdom," said the lion,
C D G
"now this land inside my head is all I know."
C D G
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
C Am D
that they'd care for me, and tell me it's alright.
G Em
But what's the use of life without adventure?
C D G
What's the use of strength if you can't fight?"
Bridge
C D G
Why do people cage the things they love the most?
C Am D
Is it simply that they fear to be alone?
G Em
If you give your love its freedom, it may stay a while.
C D G
If it leaves you, it was never yours to own.
C D G
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
C Am D
that they'd care for me, without them I would die.
G Em
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them?
C D G
What's the use of wings if you can't fly?"