[Verse 1]

They say “smile, it suits you better,”

So I paint one on my face.

Hold the cracks behind the laughter,

No one sees the empty space.

Every “I’m fine” tastes like metal,

Every “sure” feels like a lie.

I’m the sun they all keep chasing,

While I’m burning up inside.

[Chorus]

If I grow wings, it’s ‘cause I’m tired

Of being someone I’m not.

If I fly away, it’s not desire,

It’s the only peace I’ve got.

If I break, it won’t be violent —

You won’t hear a single sound.

Just the whisper of defiance

As my feet leave the ground.

[Verse 2]

They pull pieces when they need them,

Leave the rest out in the rain.

I keep stitching up the silence

With a thread made out of pain.

All these faces in my mirror,

They don’t even look like me.

I’ve been shrinking just to fit them,

But I’m running out of seams.

[Chorus]

If I grow wings, it’s ‘cause I’m tired

Of being someone I’m not.

If I fly away, it’s not desire,

It’s the only peace I’ve got.

If I break, it won’t be violent —

You won’t hear a single sound.

Just the whisper of defiance

As my feet leave the ground.

[Bridge]

Don’t tell me to stay grounded,

I’ve lived here far too long.

I’m not breaking — I’m becoming

Something stronger than your wrongs.

[Outro]

So if you see me disappear,

Don’t you dare pull me back down.

I’ve earned these wings through every tear —

They were grown, not found.