A Gift and Taking Choice [Elly/Crash-tan]

[Verse 1] I know my mother warned me. I remember what she said. I saw the worried glances. I felt them in my head. I thought it sounded awesome. I thought they'd think so too. I thought if no one got hurt, Then what was there to lose? Nobody got hurt... At least not physically. But now I'm starting to understand That's not the whole story. The laughter started fading. The room got cold somehow. I thought I was sharing wonder. I understand it now. [Pre-Chorus] I never meant to scare them. I never meant to take control. I got so busy making dreams I didn't stop to learn the toll. I thought that good intentions Would somehow make it right. I never stopped to wonder How it looked through someone else's eyes. [Chorus] I thought it would be funny. I thought they'd play along. I thought that if my heart was right Then I couldn't be wrong. But trust is more than good intent. It's hearing someone's voice. And now I see the difference Between a gift and taking choice. [Verse 2] Now Grandpa wants to cut the cord. Not out of hate or fear. Not because he wants me gone. He's trying to make things clear. He says a power this immense Needs limits it can trust. Because a world that bends to me Can break if it must. And Michael stood beside him. My brother through it all. The one I'd always counted on To catch me when I'd fall. He didn't try to stop him. He didn't take my side. And somehow that hurt more than All the tears I've cried. [Pre-Chorus] I never meant to scare them. I never meant to take control. I got so busy making dreams I didn't stop to learn the toll. I thought that good intentions Would somehow make it right. I never stopped to wonder How it looked through someone else's eyes. [Bridge] The one person I trusted most Looked me in the eye. And for the first time in my life He couldn't say, "It's fine." Maybe that's the moment The lesson finally starts. When someone tells the truth And it breaks your heart. Because if Michael couldn't tell me I was doing nothing wrong, Then maybe I've been holding on To the wrong idea all along. [Final Chorus] I thought it would be funny. I thought they'd play along. I thought that if my heart was right Then I couldn't be wrong. But power isn't measured By the things that I can do. It's knowing when to stop Before I push it onto you. So if they give me one more chance, One more chance to try, I'll remember: Just because I can Doesn't mean I should, and now I know why. And maybe that's the difference Between being strong and wise. Maybe growing up means learning Not every dream is mine. And if they leave the cord connected, If they trust me one more time, I'll spend every day proving I deserved that second try.