Swallow Takes The Sky

[Verse 1] She sat on the wire by the grain silo Wings like folded questions The barn door creaked, the wind said go But the ground felt like a promise Mud on her feet, dust in her throat She watched the hawks write circles Wanted the blue, wanted the burn Wanted more than the river [Pre-Chorus] So she jumped Fell through the cold Hit the air like a drum And the air did not let go She beat once Then twice Then the fear split clean And the sky made room for her [Chorus] Swallow, take the sky Swallow, take the sky Rise through the ache Rise through the ire Swallow, take the sky Swallow, take the sky You were made for more Than the edge of the wire [Verse 2] She learned the maps of thunderheads The language of blinking towers Morning drills and spinning mills Runways slick with rain Beak low, wings steady now A big heart in a tiny frame She chased the horizon hard And made it call her name [Pre-Chorus] So she climbed Through the roar Past the miles of white Past the fear she wore And every turn She held Like a secret in her chest Like a flame that wouldn’t rest [Chorus] Swallow, take the sky Swallow, take the sky Rise through the current Rise through the ire Swallow, take the sky Swallow, take the sky You were made for more Than the edge of the wire [Bridge] Then one day the blue went dark And Earth became a marble She saw the fields, the seas, the scars All the same small heartbeat No fence, no nest, no border line Just a barn and finding home She touched the glass, she laughed out loud At how far her wings had grown [Final Chorus] Swallow, take the sky Swallow, take the sky Rise through the ache Rise through the fire Swallow, take the sky Swallow, take the sky You were made for more Than the edge of the wire Swallow, take the sky Swallow, take the sky From the barn to the stars To the incessant des ire Swallow, take the sky Swallow, take the sky You were made for more Than the edge of the wire