Lord,you should have let me go on as a bird!
I am trying to fly again
But my forehead bumps against the clouds.
I feel the stump hurt in my shoulder
For you have cut my wing off.
I feel my soul burn with flight
And between me and the sky
There's only the distance.

Lord,you should have let me go on as a bird!
I'm trying to float among dawns
But fall ever harder upon the dew
I feel my voice get stuck among the words
For you've taken my song away.
I feel the claw in my palm
And between me and the birds
There's only the present.