When Flight Is Denied

searching for reason
 we're guided
 we follow
 a desperate longing for light
 "Let me go they say"
 She stays still
 She sheds a tear
 in her dreams the world is better
 without her
 an open wrist
 calls even stronger
 no amount of healing
 will ever make it better
 yes there is an underside
 but it's beautiful as well
 just don't kiss it goodbye
 just open your eyes
 you'll see that we have wings
 greater than anything you can imagine
 don't kiss it goodbye
 he lights a match
 he's hoping
 he's wishing
 he'll burn out sooner than it will
 days go by
 same hours
 the same life
 the same nothing he's had for years
 yes there is an underside
 but it's beautiful as well
 just don't kiss it goodbye
 just open your eyes
 you'll see that we have wings
 greater than anything you can imagine
 don't kiss it goodbye