A.Rob & B.Wilks - CAGED IN

I'm caged in
I'm caged in
Famine from the West Bank to Camden
Wondering what the sky been plannin', uh
She took off from Tel Aviv paper work in hand and
Told her parents she would let them know when she landed
A fairer nation, lay alas on the other side
Of a strip search and ten hour interrogation
The hair is raising, on the back of her neck after the check
Taking that first step of Americation
Bismillah she prayed though her momma and her dad's afraid
It's a decision that she had to make
Her brother opened up his home she can gladly crash
At least until she gets some cash and a pad to stay
FaceTime to Palestine let her family and friends see
A sense of envy, she's the only one they let leave
She said, "Hey, I may have left physically,
But my heart my mind and my soul still ain't free"
I'm caged in
Too much pride so I'm actin' fine
I'm caged in
They let my body roam free but they trapped my mind
I'm caged in
It's hard to find anything to pass the time
I'm caged in
The palace in my brain is a Palestine
I'm caged in
In a house where an opinion ain't an opinion
They tell me how to think controlling the way I'm living
The toll on a bright young soul is unforgiving
Never thought my own momma would make my mind a prison
I believe, believe in what you believe
You celebrating jubilee, this worlds new to me so I trust you
Listen to the knowledge you're spitting because I love you
Maybe it's not your fault and you don't see what you've done to
Hinder a developing brain, fill it with pain
Judgmental in the mental I admit I'm ashamed
I can't tell it to the doc he'll think I'm deranged
I can't tell it to my friends they'll think I'm insane
I really wanna say fuck it, and think for myself
But it's all I know so I trust it, I live in a hell
In my own damn head can't wait til' I'm an old man dead
I know it's my job to get out this cell
I'm caged in
Too much pride so I'm acting fine
I'm caged in
They let my body roam free but they trapped my mind
I'm caged in
It's hard to find anything to pass the time
I'm caged in
The palace in my brain is a Palestine
I'm caged in
Every day same routine they take count
Checking if I died or tried to break out
A quick bite to eat far from takeout
Then the yard for a bit with the squad we hang out
These my people and I love em' now, we're brothers now
Fifteen years I been waiting for this summer now
It's here and it's weird I don't wanna go
This is my life my cycle, this is all I know
They handed me all my clothes
I forgot about jeans
They said I'll start a new life, I don't know what that means
My older sister took me in she got a home and two teens
Scared of their own uncle say I give em' bad dreams
I stare blankly stone cold as a canvas of Banksy
I'm angsty, can't help myself and I'm gettin angry
Thinkin' bout what the system can do to our lives
I read about this and I think I'm institutionalized
I'm caged in
Too much pride so I'm acting fine
I'm caged in
They let my body roam free but they trapped my mind
I'm caged in
It's hard to find anything to pass the time
I'm caged in
The palace in my brain is a Palestine
I'm caged in
I'm caged in
I'm breakin' out

Written by:
Ameen Rahman

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