Glass Wings

**[Verse 1]**

I saw you in the doorway, light behind your hair

Thought the world had drawn an angel, left her standing there

Couldn’t breathe, couldn’t speak, just stared like a fool

Didn’t know a heart could break the first time it met you

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Then I learned your story, every crack and scar

You were holding pieces, didn’t know who you are

I reached out to steady, said “I’ll be your friend”

But the mirror in my chest started cracking again

**[Chorus]**

I see the beauty inside you, shining like a flame

You keep the curtains closed, won’t let it have a name

I feel small in your shadow, begging for a glance

You need a friend, I need more—God, I hate this dance

I want all of your attention, hate that it’s not mine

Wish I could turn the feelings off, leave them all behind

**[Verse 2]**

I point to the gold in your ruins, you turn away

Say “That’s not me, stop pretending, it’s kinder if you don’t stay”

Every word’s a paper cut, every laugh you give to them

I’m counting crumbs of kindness like a starving man

**[Pre-Chorus]**

You swear you’d miss me if I left, but your eyes don’t agree

I watch you pour your warmth on strangers, save the cold for me

Only when the whiskey talks do your arms open wide

Morning comes, the truth returns, and I’m still outside

**[Chorus]**

I see the beauty inside you, shining like a flame

You keep the curtains closed, won’t let it have a name

I feel small in your shadow, begging for a glance

You need a friend, I need more—God, I hate this dance

I reach and you don’t reach back, I’m the fool who stays

Stupid heart keeps hoping you’ll feel the same someday

**[Bridge]**

I rehearse the confession, every night in my head

Know exactly what you’ll say, how the silence will spread

“It’s sweet, but I can’t, please don’t ruin what we have”

I’ll smile, say “Of course,” while the wanting tears me in half

**[Final Chorus]**

I see the beauty inside you, but you’ll never see mine

I’ll keep shrinking in your orbit till I run out of time

You need a friend, I need air—guess I’ll learn to breathe alone

Fold these glass wings, walk away, turn the feelings to stone

I wanted all of your attention…

Now I just want it to stop.

**[Outro]**

Last night you laughed, leaned in, whiskey on your breath

For one drunk heartbeat I believed I wasn’t second-best

Morning came, you looked right through me, like I wasn’t even there

I finally stopped reaching—left my heart hanging in the air.