A bird is sitting on the pavement
Someone broke his wing
Now that bird is going nowhere
And he's suffering
Now I understand the setup
I see everything
And the only way to go
Is defy, is defy, is defy
To belong here, to belong here, to belong here
I'm giving up my soul
To belong, to belong, to belong
A spider is sitting in a corner
Gonna catch a fly
Ths web is pulling tight around him
And the fly's I
But all I do is guard my pile
Cause it's my supply
And the only way to go
Is defy, is defy, is defy
To belong here, to belong here, to belong here
I'm giving up my soul
Someone broke his wing
Now that bird is going nowhere
And he's suffering
I see everything
And the only way to go
Is defy, is defy, is defy
I'm giving up my soul
To belong, to belong, to belong
Gonna catch a fly
Ths web is pulling tight around him
And the fly's I
But all I do is guard my pile
Cause it's my supply
And the only way to go
Is defy, is defy, is defy
I'm giving up my soul
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IMHO the song describes what it feels like to exist within society (school, workplace, family,...) but at the same time be alienated from this environment. Since we have to continue living, we have to give up our soul to a certain extent or at least deny it to the outside world.