Aves' Song - Clare Bowen

Hollow eyes and empty arms

A love left on a shelf

Forgiving all his selfish ways

But she can’t forgive herself

A lone bird left in a cage

Found a place inside her mind

High above the pain she feels

High enough to find a ledge

To take away them tears

And step away from peace

She prayed to hit the ground

Turns out she had wings

Turns out she could fly

She held her breath, took that step

And opened up her eyes

She’d given up on her fragile heart

Hanging by a string

Gravity was not enough

Turns out she had wings

Touching down she looked around

And she didn’t recognize

Shards of glass and shattered past

She’d worked so hard to disguise

She saw herself, an empty shell

It all came back in flashes

She washed her hands, let go

And rose up from the ashes

Turns out she had wings

Turns out she could fly

She held her breath, took that step

And opened up her eyes

She’d given up on her fragile heart

Hanging by a string

Gravity was not enough

Turns out she had wings

Gravity was not enough

Turns out she had wings

Shadows grey below

Quiet in the light

Sweet chariots run low

In the velvet night

Little candle burning bright

Turns out she had wings

Turns out she could fly

She held her breath, took that step

And opened up her eyes

She’d given up on her fragile heart

Hanging by a string

Gravity was not enough

Turns out she had wings