At one of their shows Darren said the title is about battery hens...he said that the hens are kept in such bad condition that they lose most of their feathers and they become really skinny and just look really bad, but on the other hand the cages are kept very well, and they are all shiny and such...
I also think this song is about dealing with ‘popular’ people, stereotypically they are hot and pretty, but they are bitchy and have ugly personalities. The beautiful exterior of these people is their ‘cage’ and their personality, on the inside, the ‘ugly bird’. The beautiful cage is a distraction for the ugly bird, or personality on the inside --> 'Cause I feel so safe hiding my face like ugly birds in a beautiful cage’
also maybe the ‘popular’ kids are hiding them true selves to conform in order to be a part of the in crowd..hmm don’t really know thou, just a thought
At one of their shows Darren said the title is about battery hens...he said that the hens are kept in such bad condition that they lose most of their feathers and they become really skinny and just look really bad, but on the other hand the cages are kept very well, and they are all shiny and such... I also think this song is about dealing with ‘popular’ people, stereotypically they are hot and pretty, but they are bitchy and have ugly personalities. The beautiful exterior of these people is their ‘cage’ and their personality, on the inside, the ‘ugly bird’. The beautiful cage is a distraction for the ugly bird, or personality on the inside --> 'Cause I feel so safe hiding my face like ugly birds in a beautiful cage’
also maybe the ‘popular’ kids are hiding them true selves to conform in order to be a part of the in crowd..hmm don’t really know thou, just a thought