The Chicken

from The World I See by Smitty the Band

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lyrics

A pillow-soft life in a plain brown cage
The directions I'm supposed to aim
will lead me to a pile of broken wings
of the ones who bow and eat the grain

So tell me why you are insisting on running away?
'Cause it feels so right, 'cause it feels so right
And why are your eyes always focused on miles away?
Because I have seen the coming attraction
And nothing around can cause you to consider a stay?
Not on your life, not in your lifetime
so say goodnight to the unmoved, the captive
the shrill and the house fed
the cockerel and demons of pace
I can move faster than a disaster!

Overwhelming, once caged
they fly above me
Holding the tickets of the hesitant
Ambition wrestled from the dark days

Well I've done no wrong but I'm willing to
with my sharp beak and my pointed view
My eyes can see the sun before the rise
and tomorrow looks better than tonight

So tell me why you are insisting on running away?
'Cause it feels so right, 'cause it feels so right
And why are your eyes always focused on miles away?
Because I have seen the coming attraction
And why when you get somewhere you are never planning to stay?
Because the axe has legs of its own
And you're aware of the bats and the predators
of starry eyed travelers
who think they can maintain their pace?
I can move faster than a disaster!

Oh yeah, and the chickens come to play
Overwhelming, once caged
And what you ate you are now running from
They scratch and peck upon ye!

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from The World I See, track released October 31, 2013

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Smitty the Band Miami, Florida

This is Smitty the Band – a Miami rock band performing in the nearby areas and beyond. Their music, generated by a trio of bass/vocals, guitar and drums is mostly a colorful groove rock. Some songs are more alternative and up-tempo whereas others are darker and heavily textured. ... more