your wings beat against your back.
the sun beats against your shoulders.
[[where are you going? -> i'm going home]]no one knows where you're going, least of all you.
your only memories are falling, not flying.
you're not sure if you've ever even used these wings.
[[but i have to try -> take flight]]
[[walking will do -> become human]]you stand straight like a rod
you beat your wings with purpose, angling your body toward the sky
the wind whips around you, the wind that you're creating
you think it could lift you off if you give it the chance.
[[take off at a run -> push off into the blue]]
[[leap into the sky -> jump for heaven]]your feet take you where you expect them to:
through more desert.
that's okay, though. [[you have your wings to keep you company. -> you're not alone]]your legs are strong, and you take off at a canter
your wings rush behind you, still beating, beating faster than your heart now
and when you think you're going too fast, suddenly it doesn't matter anymore
because your feet [[are lifting off the ground -> in the air]]your legs are strong, and they help you fold and spring up, throwing yourself
like a rocket into the sky
and maybe god didn't mean you to be up here
and maybe that's why you're lost in the desert
[[but you've found your way off the ground anyway -> in the air]]you're not alone.
you're the only one in the desert, but as long as you have yourself, you're not alone.
[[you'll never be alone again. -> life]]it feels right.
it feels holy.
the sun feels so close
and you feel so alive.
you don't need to find heaven again
this is enough for you
the earth's atmosphere
the space between clouds
[[because here you are free -> life]]maybe you'll never know why you're here.
why you were cast out
why you were not chosen.
maybe you'll never see another person with wings for the rest of your life
but you are not alone
your wings beat on your shoulders
the sun beats on your skin
your heart beats in your chest.
[[that's all you'll ever need. -> end]]go and be free.