[vocals forward]
[negative space between phrases]
[INTRO]
Left at the short house
Right at the tall one
Simple landmarks
In a familiar sky
[VERSE 1]
It used to be so easy
Before the pull
A weight in my wingspan
Always there
I kept flying anyway
Discouraged
But moving
[PRE-CHORUS]
One day I didn’t feel it
Just air
Nothing underneath
Thinking I must be free
[CHORUS]
But the weight came back
Expanded, not resolved
The chain is still there
Measuring every mile
Of how far I’ve come
Chained bird in flight
Still flying
Still flying
[VERSE 2]
I’ve forgotten my old map
Too much fuss
About where I’ve been
I must acclimate
To this altitude
Unsteady between
One sky and another
Too high to read the landmarks
Not high enough to feel free
Looking down
I start to see it differently
The short house
The tall one
Specks now
I can barely tell them apart
[PRE-CHORUS]
The very thing binding me
Has been counting every mile
I don’t know whether to grieve it
Or be grateful
[breath]
Both
[CHORUS]
But the weight came back
Expanded, not resolved
The chain is still there
Measuring every mile
Of how far I’ve come
Chained bird in flight
Still flying
Still flying
[BRIDGE]
Please
Whatever holds me
Help me soar
With my eyes up
Unencumbered
By this chain
[breath]
I can see how far I’ve come
And I am still not free
And I am still flying
And that is enough
[FINAL CHORUS]
The weight is still there
Expanded, not resolved
And I can hold that now
The chain still measures
Every mile
Of how far I’ve come
Chained bird in flight
Flying anyway
Flying anyway
[OUTRO]
Left at the short house
Right at the tall one
Specks below
Eyes up now
Trust the direction
Not the distance
Still flying
AlchemistEthereal252
