Topi Mandela - Caged Bird Lyrics

This is not where I'm supposed to be
Singing caged bird
Looking for the key
My life is f*cked up
Guilty is my plea
Serving like Madiba
Because freedom isn't free
Somewhere in the process
I forgot to spread my wings
Never felt the joy it brings
Fantasies of finer things
That shine on me like diamond rings
I look up to the galaxy
As if it's all a fallacy
I fail to see myself for who I actually
Was born to be
It torments me
I'm torn at the
Core of my being
F*ck being mortal
There's more to see

I Know It, I Know It
It's too hard to even explain
But please believe what I'm saying
I Know It, I Know It
There's a sun beyond the rain
The suffering ain't in vein
I Know It

Hear what I'm speaking love
Devil gon tell you he need yo love
Gimme this gimme dat
Put it all in the bag
Leave yo ass begging and pleading huh
Wonder what's got you depleted huh
Spent your whole life feeling cheated huh
Treated your conscience like it ain't shit
Screaming at monsters that don't exist
Emptied my pockets blessing my wrist
Smoking that ganja, lost in the mist
None of these niggas is catching my drift
Used to laugh when I was catching a lift
Kinda sad how I seen many men switch
Dunno why I act surprised
When the sun rise
I hope to find
A new beginning, unlimited time
I'm

Free fallin tryna figure my way up
Recalling all the nights I felt caged up
Weak crawling to my corner
Really thought I was a goner
Eating sleep to ease the hunger
That pain stung
Inspired by Robben Island's finest, no bias
May the life he lived be a reminder
There's no passion found in playing small
Which is why I quit my job
Said f*ck it let's risk it all
No withdrawals, only deposits
Positivity prospers
God is giving the Gospel
Thru me like I'm an apostle
Merely a young disciple
Diving into the Bible
I know his Holy Water
Can break us of being idle
It's vital

I Know It, I Know It
It's too hard to even explain
But please believe what I'm saying
I Know It, I Know It
There's a sun beyond the rain
The suffering ain't in vein
I Know It

Hear what I'm speaking love
Devil gon tell you he need yo love
Gimme this gimme dat
Put it all in the bag
Leave yo ass begging and pleading huh
Wonder what's got you depleted huh
Spent your whole life feeling cheated huh
Treated your conscience like it ain't shit
Screaming at monsters that don't exist
Emptied my pockets blessing my wrist
Smoking that ganja, lost in the mist
None of these niggas is catching my drift
Used to laugh when I was catching a lift
Kinda sad how I seen many men switch
Dunno why I act surprised
When the sun rise
I hope to find
A new beginning, unlimited time
I'm

Free fallin tryna figure my way up
Recalling all the nights I felt caged up
Weak crawling to my corner
Really thought I was a goner
Eating sleep to ease the hunger
That pain stung