(Capo on the 1st fret)

G        Am                G
I am the wilderness locked in a cage
G      Am                G
I am a growing force you kept in place
G      Am            C
I am a tree reaching for the sun
D                    G    Am   C
Please don't hold me down
D                    G
Please don't hold me down


G      Am              G
I am a rolling wave without the motion
G          Am            G
A glass of water longing for the ocean
G       Am             C                 D                 G
I am an asphalt flower breaking free but you keep stopping me
  Am    C   D  G
Release me
  Am    C   D
Release me


G        Am                 G
I am the rain that's coming down on you
G        Am                     G
That you shielded yourself from with a roof
G        Am           C               D                  G
I am the fire burning desperately but you're controlling me
  Am    C   D  G
Release me
  Am    C   D
Release me