In The Cage (Live)

I got sunshine in my stomach

Like I just rocked my baby to sleep

I got sunshine in my stomach

But I can't keep me from creeping sleep

Sleep

Deep in the deep

He wakes in a cold sweat with a strong urge to vomit

There's no sign of the cocoon

And he can see more of the cave about him

There is much more of the glowing water dripping from the roof and

Ctites and stalagmites are forming

And decomposing at an alarming rate all around him

Rockface moves to press my skin

White liquid turn sour within

Turn fast turn sour

Turn sweat turn sour

Must tell myself that I'm not here

I'm drowning in a liquid fear

Bottled in a strong compression

My distortion shows obsession

In the cave

Get me out of this cave

As fear and shock register

He assures himself that self control will provide some security

But this thought is abandoned

As the stalactites and stalagmites lock into a fixed position

Forming

E whose bars are moving in towards him

If I keep my self control

I'll be safe in my soul

And the childhood belief

Brings a moments relief

But my cynic soon returns

And the lifeboat burns

My spirit just never learns

Stalactites

Stalagmites

Shut me in

Lock me tight

Lips are dry

Throat is dry

Feel like burning

Stomach churning

I'm dressed up in a white costume

Padding out leftover room

Body stretching

Feel the wretching

In the cage

Get me out of the cage

At one moment there is a flash of light

And he sees an infinite network of cages

All strung together by a ropelike material

In the glare of a light

I see a strange kind of sight

Of cages joined to form a star

Each person can't go very far

All tied to their things

They're netted by their strings

Free to flutter in memories of their wasted wings

As the rocky bars press in on raels body

He sees his brother john outside

Looking in

Johns face is motionless despite screams for help

But in his vacant expression a tear of blood forms an

Ckles down his cheek

Then he calmly walks away leaving rael

To face the pains which are beginning

To sweep through his body

Outside the cage I see my brother john

He turns his head so slowly round

I cry out help

Before he can be gone

And he looks at me without a sound

And I shout out john please help me

But he does not even want to try to speak

I'm helpless in my violent rage

And a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek

And I watch him turn away and leave the cage

My little runaway

Raindrops keep failing on my head

They keep falling on my

In a trap

Feel a strap

Holding still

Pinned for kill

Chances narrow that I'll make it

In the cushioned straight jacket

Just like 22nd street

They got me by my neck and feet

Pressures building

Can't take more

My headaches charge

Earaches roar

In this pain

Get me out of this pain

If I could change to liquid

I could fill the cracks up in the rocks

I know that I am solid

And I am my own bad luck

However

Just as john walks out of sight

The cage dissolves and rael is left spinning like a top

Outside john disappears

My cage dissolves

Without any reason my body revolves

Keep on turning

Keep on turning

Turning around

Spinning around

Round

Round

Round

Round