[Verse 1] Feathers falling in the alley Kid with nothing but his code name “Hawks” Learned to smile through all the damage Learned to listen when the city talks Paper contracts Quiet orders “Save them all and keep your mouth shut” Every medal felt like shackles Every thank-you felt like handcuffs [Chorus] I was born to fly They called me hero Taught me how to rise To stay unseen Now I’m signing lines in a glass-walled tower Power on a polished screen But I remember sky on my shoulders Red wings humming in the sun Hawks without wings at the top of the ladder Still asking what I’ve become [Verse 2] Blood and smoke in crumbling rooftops All for One with that desolate grin Felt my feathers burn to cinders Heard my own bones scream within Ground rushed up like accusation Silence louder than a crowd’s roar My back an empty scarred horizon Where my flight had lived before [Chorus] I was born to fly They called me hero Taught me how to rise To stay unseen Now I’m signing lines in a glass-walled tower Power on a polished screen But I remember sky on my shoulders Red wings humming in the sun Hawks without wings at the top of the ladder Still asking what I’ve become [Bridge] They handed me the chair and the seal “Mr. President You did your best” (yeah) Every file is a life on a page Every choice another secret to protect If I trade one child for a thousand Is that courage Is that sin? If the sky is just a memory Do I still belong to the wind? [Chorus] I was born to fly They called me hero Now I rule the shadows from this seat Signing away pieces of my conscience So the kids can walk the street But I remember sky on my shoulders Red wings humming in the sun Hawks without wings I’ll carry the burden Till the world can finally run [Outro] Feathers falling in my dreams still Soft reminders of the boy I was I lost my wings to a monster’s hunger Kept my heart That’s all I’ve got If I can’t rise Then I’ll stand here bleeding Guarding dawn for everyone Hawks without wings in a room of rulers Still choosing the side of the young
