“Cages” by Meg Mac is portraying the desire to live care free, separated from restraints. She is accepting the words of the gospel to set herself free, and ‘save’ herself.
The reference to the month of October, is commonly associated as the period of demons.
[Verse 1]
Nobody taught me ‘bout the cages
Lord I can see the pain from here
Saying wake me up and show me please
Wake me up and save me
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t leave, don’t leave, leave me
Oh don’t leave, don’t leave
'Cause now I see ya
Now I breathe ya
Now I feel ya
Oh oh oh
[Chorus]
I remember back to October
Please be good to me
October, please be good to me
October, oh oh, October
Please, October, oh oh
[Verse 2]
Oh I was never meant to hide it
But oh they can see it all so clear
And if they won’t wake me up and show me
Then I’m gonna take me home
And I’m gonna save me
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t leave, don’t leave, leave me
Oh don’t leave, don’t leave
'Cause now I see ya
Now I breathe ya
Now I feel ya
Oh oh oh
[Chorus]
I remember back to October
Please be good to me
October, please be good to me
October, oh oh, October
Please, October, oh oh
[Bridge]
And just like you
I get charmed by the words of the day
And just like you
I lived by these words
But these words won’t
Wake me up and save me
So I’m gonna take me home
And I’m gonna save me
[Chorus]
But I remember back to October
Please be good to me
October, please be good to me
October, please be good to me
October, oh oh, October
Please, October, oh oh
[Outro]
October, please be good to me
October, please be good to me
October, please be good to me
October, please be good to me
October
Cages was written by Meg Mac.
Cages was produced by John O’Mahony & Niles City Sound.