Sad Song

A sad song is being sung By a beautiful creature locked inside a cage Although surrounded by loved ones The creature feels a terrible loneliness She is neither freed nor liberated Neither happy nor enthusiastic A sad song is being sung By a beautiful creature locked inside a cage Alone she grieves Alone she dies She has never experienced the world outside the cage A sad song is being sung By a beautiful creature locked inside a cage Passing on to a better life Away from all the agony locked inside her