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Waiting slowly till I stop
Expressing patience until coming to a halt
Always falling, never drop
Consistently descending without reaching the bottom
Cultivated like a crop
Cultivated and nurtured like a crop
Kept alive in cages
Being kept alive within confined spaces
Eyes that cannot hide the fears
Eyes that reveal hidden fears
Lonelyness can't fight the tears
Loneliness unable to resist the flow of tears
Hide yourself away for years
Choosing to conceal oneself away for an extended period
Just to earn your wages
Enduring seclusion merely to earn a living
I'm not special, I'm not new
Rejecting any notion of being special or unique
No weird, abstract, unlucky few
Dismissing the idea of being strange, abstract, or part of an unfortunate minority
I'm not far fetched, I'm just like you
Emphasizing commonality with others, not being far-fetched
Killed for feathers, killed for sport
Reference to the killing of birds for feathers and sport
Wings are clipped, the leash kept short
Describing the restriction of wings and keeping a short leash
Sing along prescripted chords
Singing prescribed melodies and chords
Birds of paradise
Referring to individuals as "Birds of Paradise"
There lies an isolated dome
Highlighting an isolated and exclusive place
Where all the labelless are thrown
Where those without labels are discarded
To rest ignored, be left alone
To be left alone and ignored in disappointment
And lie in dissapointment
Expressing the rejection of forced conformity
For those refusing to be forced
Having a dignified and officially supported life
Have their life stately endorsed
Choosing not to conform, avoiding separation or divorce
Won't consume, won't get divorced
Life seen as a form of pure repentance or compensation
Life's just pure atonement
Reiteration of not being special or new
I'm not special, I'm not new
Rejecting notions of being strange or part of an unfortunate minority
No weird, abstract, unlucky few
Emphasizing commonality with others
I'm not far fetched, I'm just like you
Reference to the killing of birds for feathers and sport
Killed for feathers, killed for sport
Describing the restriction of wings and keeping a short leash
Wings are clipped, the leash kept short
Singing prescribed melodies and chords
Sing along prescripted chords
Reiteration of individuals as "Birds of Paradise"
Birds of paradise
Concluding reference to "Birds of Paradise"
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