Hook:
I know why, the caged bird sings
All you’ve got’s a voice when they break your wings
The stage burning, what‘s a sure thing?
The fact that I’m trapped and can’t escape during
This fire, while on a geyser
Rockets in my pockets, yo please take me higher
But the ceiling, keeps me sealed in
They can’t take my voice though, so I will sing

Verse 1:
My voice, they can’t steal that, they will never get my will cracked
My drive helps me thrive and when I’m ready to lift my wheels back
I’ll fly (I'll fly, I'll fly, I'll fly)
I have to fly (have to fly, have to fly, have to fly)
I still sing, I still rap and I will not stop until black
I got layers like an onion and whenever I peel myself back
I cry (I cry, I cry, I cry)
Would you cry? (Would you cry? Would you cry?)
Would you mind?
Would you mind if you listened for a while and stayed around?
Coz does a singing bird in solitude make a sound?
Whatchu say? Pretty please? What, wait, you’re down?
I’m as relieved as a new pitcher about to take the mound
Laying out to play the ground ball til I'm laid to ground
I’m giving it my all to return to my playing grounds
Home, so in the zone, I only play in bounds
But can’t alone, so please help til I’m safe and sound

Hook:
I know why, the caged bird sings
All you’ve got’s a voice when they break your wings
The stage burning, what‘s a sure thing?
The fact that I’m trapped and can’t escape during
This fire, while on a geyser
Rockets in my pockets, yo please take me higher
But the ceiling, keeps me sealed in
They can’t take my voice though, so I will sing

Verse 2:
My failed wings healing, finally regaining feeling
Ima soon burst out the cage with such force that I’ll break the sealant
Always got jet fuel, never running on empty
You came to the rescue, though you barely just met me
Not gonna lie, giving up really did tempt me
Waiting and praying for a day when I would be set free
But you taught me self care while I wallowed in self pity
Singing to myself there til you started with helping me
I needed that push, was in a state of inertia
Before you got me swimming through a dim lit lake of my worse stuff
Had to brave a new world look, man you saved me from murda
Either escape or the flames will start blazing a bird up
So grateful for your help, yo I couldn’t do it without you
A planet without him, is a planet without U
Just a bitch named Youssef scared of his voice going out to
The public, instead mumbling

Hook:
I know why, the caged bird sings
All you’ve got’s a voice when they break your wings
The stage burning, what‘s a sure thing?
The fact that I’m trapped and can’t escape during
This fire, while on a geyser
Rockets in my pockets, yo please take me higher
But the ceiling, keeps me sealed in
They can’t take my voice though, so I will sing

(Beat change)

Yo I will sing, I will sing
Yo I will sing, I will sing
Yo I will sing, I will sing
Yo I will sing

Yo I have sung, and it’s all thanks to you
Really wish that just once, I sang with you
Really hoped that one day, I’d hang with you
But in a weird way, you the one man I knew
Coz you put it all out there, your closet was on display
Even all the shit downstairs? The times you were not okay?
The cellars, you’d tell us bout the demons you wrestled a while
But no matter where life took you, we’d always find you with a smile
Damn that shit was wild, had no idea how you’d do it
Until Godspeed inspired me to tell all through my music
Fuck how dark the truth is, if I can help, even just one soul
Fuck a secret, I’ll let the whole fucking planet know
Didn’t think you’d fly away before I could take to the sky
Fuck saying goodbye, see ya the day that I die
Until then, you bet I’m never gonna lose my voice again
I’ll soar and like you with me, I’ll get all girls and boys to sing
You’ll never be forgotten, no such thing as oblivion
Hope you rest easy knowing that you helped a billion
When I end my journey to heaven, the second I arrive
I know I’ll find you loving life as much as you did alive
You’ll never be forgotten, no such thing as oblivion
Hope you rest easy knowing that you helped a billion
When I end my journey to heaven, the second I arrive
I know I’ll find you loving life as much as you did alive

Rest in Peace, Mac Miller
Thank you for everything