# The Sky Was Never Locked *Langley Corey* [Intro – Birdcage opening, wind, distant violin] [Female – Whispered] I spent so long staring Through the bars... I forgot to look above them. Funny, isn't it? I learned every corner of the cage... But never measured the sky. [Verse 1 – Soft haunting female alto] I built a little world of silence, From the words they left behind. Put my dreams inside a wooden box, Locked the windows of my mind. I wore the key around my neck, But never dared to turn it. Thought the world beyond the doorway Was a place I hadn't earned yet. I watched the birds beyond the window, Saw them dancing through the rain. And I wondered what it felt like Not to carry so much shame. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Celtic violin] Then the wind came through the rafters, And a feather touched my hand. I looked above the broken doorway... And finally understood. [Chorus – Sweeping electric violin] THE SKY WAS NEVER LOCKED! THE STARS WERE NEVER CHAINED! The world was always waiting Beyond everything I feared! I can spread these battered wings, I can learn another song! I don't need to know the ending To discover I belong! Let the northern winds come calling, Let the wild horizons shine! The sky was never locked... And these wings were always mine! [Verse 2 – Acoustic guitar, subtle Norse drums] There's a canvas by the window, Painted violet, gold, and blue. There's a song beneath the floorboards That I finally followed through. There's a little girl behind me, With her drawings in her hands. She's not frightened of the doorway, Now she's dreaming of new lands. There's a witch beneath the moonlight, With her fire-colored hair. Who once believed her chaos Was too much for anyone to bear. Now she's laughing with the thunder, Painting constellations bright. And the girl who feared her own voice Is teaching shadows how to sing tonight. [Pre-Chorus – Layered angelic harmonies] I thought freedom meant forgetting, Leaving every ghost behind. But I can carry all my chapters Without living between the lines. [Chorus – Powerful Celtic-Norse indie rock] THE SKY WAS NEVER LOCKED! THE STARS WERE NEVER CHAINED! The world was always waiting Beyond everything I feared! I can spread these battered wings, I can learn another song! I don't need to know the ending To discover I belong! Let the northern winds come calling, Let the wild horizons shine! The sky was never locked... And these wings were always mine! [Bridge – Music fades, intimate whispers] I won't pretend the cage was nothing. I won't pretend the fear was small. There were days I couldn't see the door, And nights I couldn't stand at all. But the cage was never my identity. The darkness wasn't all of me. And somewhere beyond the silence, There was always more to see. [Soft singing] To the girl who kept on breathing, To the ghost who learned to sing, To the witch who held the ashes, To the bird with wounded wings... Thank you for surviving. Thank you for staying here. You can rest your tired feathers. I'll take us somewhere new from here. [Instrumental – Soaring electric violin solo, pounding Norse drums, celestial Celtic strings] [Final Chorus – Massive cinematic orchestration] THE SKY WAS NEVER LOCKED! AND I WAS NEVER MEANT TO CRAWL! I can rise above the ruins, I can finally have it all— Not perfection, not forever, Not a life without the rain, But a world where I can choose Who I become each day! LET THE ELECTRIC VIOLINS THUNDER! LET THE RAVENS FILL THE SKY! LET THE GIRL THEY TRIED TO SILENCE SPREAD HER WINGS AND LEARN TO FLY! I don't need another savior! I don't need another key! The sky was never locked... AND THE GIRL INSIDE IS FREE! [Outro – Music softens, single violin] [Female – Whispered] I used to ask If I was allowed to fly. Now I ask... Where do I want to go? [Soft singing] Past the shadows, Past the rain, Past the girl who lived in chains. [Final whisper] The sky was never locked. And Littlebird... The wings were always yours.
