This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
I can break your chains
Crack your cage apart
I can tear your walls down
With the beating of my heart
And if you said I have no choice
I would tell you, you're a liar
I'm not afraid to
Chuck this frying pan into your fire
I'm a million miles high
I'm a piece of the sky
Well I'm the purple in the rainbow, my my my
I'm like wind in your hair
I'm like the rain on the sea
'Cause I'm free, I'm free, I'm free, oh
Oh, you can't keep me down
Put me in your place
I will never wear your 20th century
Pacemaker face, yeah
You will never bleed
The spirit out of me
I'm flesh and blood, I'm real
I'm not your factory fantasy, no not me
I'm a million miles high
I'm a piece of the sky
Well I'm the purple in the rainbow, my my my
I'm like wind in your hair
I'm like the rain on the sea
I'm free, I'm free, I'm free, yeah
Well, you can't keep me down
Put me in your place
I will never wear your 20th century
Pacemaker face, yeah
You will never bleed
The spirit out of me, no
I'm flesh and blood, I'm real
I'm not your factory fantasy, no not me
I'm a million miles high
I'm a piece of the sky
Well, I'm the purple in the rainbow, my my my
I'm like wind in your hair
I'm like rain on the sea
Well, I'm free, I'm free, I'm free
I'm a million miles high
I'm a piece of the sky
The purple in the rainbow, my my my
I'm like wind in your hair
I'm like the rain on the sea
Well, I'm free, I'm free, I'm free, yeah
Crack your cage apart
I can tear your walls down
With the beating of my heart
And if you said I have no choice
I would tell you, you're a liar
I'm not afraid to
Chuck this frying pan into your fire
I'm a million miles high
I'm a piece of the sky
Well I'm the purple in the rainbow, my my my
I'm like wind in your hair
I'm like the rain on the sea
'Cause I'm free, I'm free, I'm free, oh
Oh, you can't keep me down
Put me in your place
I will never wear your 20th century
Pacemaker face, yeah
You will never bleed
The spirit out of me
I'm flesh and blood, I'm real
I'm not your factory fantasy, no not me
I'm a million miles high
I'm a piece of the sky
Well I'm the purple in the rainbow, my my my
I'm like wind in your hair
I'm like the rain on the sea
I'm free, I'm free, I'm free, yeah
Well, you can't keep me down
Put me in your place
I will never wear your 20th century
Pacemaker face, yeah
You will never bleed
The spirit out of me, no
I'm flesh and blood, I'm real
I'm not your factory fantasy, no not me
I'm a million miles high
I'm a piece of the sky
Well, I'm the purple in the rainbow, my my my
I'm like wind in your hair
I'm like rain on the sea
Well, I'm free, I'm free, I'm free
I'm a million miles high
I'm a piece of the sky
The purple in the rainbow, my my my
I'm like wind in your hair
I'm like the rain on the sea
Well, I'm free, I'm free, I'm free, yeah
Lyrics submitted by hardcor_toonz
Free Lyrics as written by Jim Mankey Johnette Lin Napolitano
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