They say theres an underground river
That none of us can see
And it flows through winding tunnels
On its way to a tide-less sea
And across that sea is an island
A paradise we are told
Where the toils of life are forgotten
And they call it the Island of Souls
For only a soul can go there
A soul thats been set free
From the confines of a working life
To find eternity
Your old man had a cage for his pigeons
But thats really where he kept his soul
And when he watched them fly he would see himself
Least thats how it was told
But his soul was still trapped in the cage son
While the birds they soared to the sky
But he couldnt find his own way out
Least not til the day he died
Oh, a man builds a cage with the tools he is given
His casket is sealed with a riveters gun
This solitary madness is where he is driven
It was him who was trapped in the soul cage son
It was him that was trapped in the soul cage
I know that he loved you, but he hadnt the words
Hed be easier speaking the language of birds
For to speak of emotion, it just wasnt done
It was him who was trapped in the soul cage son
It was him that was trapped in the soul cage
A man builds a cage with the tools he is given
His casket is sealed with a riveters gun
The solitary madness is where he is driven
It was him who was trapped in the soul cage son
It was him that was trapped in the soul cage