You strike me down with your words
I shouldn't let you but I do
You crush my spirit so much it hurts
I shouldn't let you somehow I do

I'm cradled in the chains of your control 
I should break free but I don't know how
Pleading into the eyes which have no soul
I'm waiting on the faith I'll break ground

I'm more than what you see
I'm stronger than you believe 
I'm gonna someday break free
It'll be the last you'll every see me

When a bird takes flight it becomes free
That'll be me
That'll be me
When I'm free
When I'm free
I'll be free like a bird in the sky
That'll be me
That'll be me

I watch the hatred in your eyes
I should look away but I don't
I shrink in fear I'm a coward inside 
I spoke my pain I should've known 

I'm cradled in the chains of your control 
I should break free but I don't know how
Pleading into the eyes which have no soul
I'm waiting on the faith I'll break ground

I'm more than what you see
I'm stronger than you believe 
I'm gonna someday break free
It'll be the last you'll every see me

When a bird takes flight it becomes free
That'll be me
That'll be me
When I'm free
When I'm free
I'll be free like a bird in the sky
That'll be me
That'll be me

You knock me down at the pit of my weakness
I should've stood in cement but I didn't 
You struck my bones at your meanest 
I tried to stay strong but I couldn't 

I'll fight this pain
I'll fight this pain
Someday I'll fly free
Like a bird in the sky
Leave this hell behind 

 I'm cradled in the chains of your control 
I should break free but I don't know how
Pleading into the eyes which have no soul
I'm waiting on the faith I'll break ground

I'm more than what you see
I'm stronger than you believe 
I'm gonna someday break free
It'll be the last you'll every see me

When a bird takes flight it becomes free
That'll be me
That'll be me
When I'm free
When I'm free
I'll be free like a bird in the sky
That'll be me
That'll be me
Like a bird in the sky
I'll finally fly free