Song Description
A woman after helplessly watching her friend being controlled by her significant other, confronts and calls out the abuser.
| Song Length |
5:10 |
Genre |
Pop - Dreampop, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Subject |
Frustration |
Similar Artists |
Cocteau Twins |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Verse I
Neither butterflies or angels
Can fly with broken wings
Nor can they soar
When tethered by strings
But you don't really care
In your quest to possess
Such pretty things
If you're happy, that's all that matters
Bridge
I cry now because she was both
Once upon a time, once upon a time
A colorful creature
Of gentle soul
Who breathed the divine
Chorus
She trusted you like the wind
Thought you'd carry her higher
But that was never the plan
Instead
Her freedom you stole
Her wings laced with holes
She was restrained not by chains
But by your silver band
Mid Eight
You say you long for beauty
In a world uninspiring
Yet you're blind to the ugliness
You hide
As you sit, watching her dying
Fading more day by day
Verse II
How much more would she have become
How high could she have flown
If she were free
Not claimed for your own
But you have never cared
In your quest to possess
A pretty thing
But you're happy and that's what matters
Bridge
I cry now because she was both
Once upon a time, once upon a time
A colorful creature
Of gentle soul
Who breathed the divine
Chorus
She trusted you like the wind
Thought you'd carry her higher
But that was never the plan
Instead
Her freedom you stole
Her wings laced with holes
She was restrained not by chains
But by your silver band
Ending
Inside she is dying
But only you matter
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