My Body Is a Cage – English Lyrics

• By: Arcade Fire
• Album: Best Of

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the rich emotional landscape of Arcade Fire's "My Body Is a Cage." This song, with its profound lyrics and soaring instrumentation, offers a unique opportunity to connect with English on a deeper level. You'll explore complex themes of self-doubt, societal pressure, and the yearning for freedom, all while experiencing the poetic and often metaphorical language that makes this track so special and universally resonant.

[English]

My body is a cage

That keeps me from dancing with the one I love

But my mind holds the key

My body is a cage

That keeps me from dancing with the one I love

But my mind holds the key

I'm standing on a stage

Of fear and self-doubt

It's a hollow play

But they'll clap anyway

My body is a cage

That keeps me from dancing with the one I love

But my mind holds the key

...

You're standing next to me

My mind holds the key

I'm living in an age

That calls darkness light

Though my language is dead

Still the shapes fill my head

I'm living in an age

Whose name I don't know

Though the fear keeps me moving

Still my heart beats so slow

My body is a cage

That keeps me from dancing with the one I love

But my mind holds the key

...

You're standing next to me

My mind holds the key

My body is a...

...

My body is a cage

We take what we're given

Just because you've forgotten

That don't mean you're forgiven

I'm living in an age that

Screams my name at night

But when I get to the doorway

There's no one in sight

I'm living in an age

They laugh when I'm dancing with the one I love

But my mind holds the key

...

You're standing next to me

My mind holds the key

Set my spirit free

Set my spirit free

Set my body free

Set my body free

...

Set my spirit free

Set my body free

...