I am the wilderness locked in a cage I am a growing force you kept in place I am a tree reaching for the sun Please don't hold me down Please don't hold me down
I am a rolling wave without the motion A glass of water longing for the ocean I am an asphalt flower breaking free but you keep stopping me Release me Release me
I am the rain that's coming down on you That you shielded yourself from with a roof I have the fire burning desperately but you're controlling me Release me Release me
i found a sparrow lying on the ground her life i knew would soon be at an end i knelt before her as she made a sound and listened as she said
"my friend, take these wings and learn to fly to the highest mountain in the sky; take these eyes and learn to see all the things so dear to me; take this song and learn to sing fill your voice with all the joys of spring; take this heart and set it free let it fly beyond the sea."
selected from "take these wings", words by steve kupferschmid