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.

Indie, female