Half-wings

[Verse 1] I sought to steal your eyes like two bright suns, The wax melts, your hand slips, my slumber comes. Your laughter hangs suspended, a spindle of heat, I search for my half-wings, burned at the heartbeat. I twist my own voice to carry your light, And hold back a breath that won't die in the night. [Pre-Chorus] I rise a little, then the wind pulls me back, I hold onto your breath as my blood turns black. I count the cold seconds that have lost their name. [Chorus] Half-wings, half-fire, I ascend and I break, Half-wings, half-voice, your hands take my place. Half-wings, I rise, then I fall in your wake, Half-wings, I burn, bearing laws you dictate. Half-wings, I long to hold fast to this flame, Half-wings, I sing as I lose my own name. [Bridge] I take to the heights, defying gravity, A breath made of wax sculpts my vanity. A brief ascension, the promise of a great cry, Then the glue melts, soundlessly I fall from the sky. I cover my mouth to muffle the scream, And the light burns away like a paper dream. [Verse 2] I touch your sky, my fingers grow numb, The half that remains crumbles, undone. Your shadow applauds the sound of my fall, I gather my ashes in a hand fighting it all. I bend my own bones to better hold the wind, I wear your absence like a second skin. [Final Chorus] Half-wings, half-fire, I ascend and I break, Half-wings, half-voice, your hands take my place. Half-wings, I rise, then I fall in your wake, Half-wings, I burn, bearing laws you dictate. Half-wings, I seek a reflection to soothe your mind, Half-wings, my rhythm and peace left behind. [Outro] half-wings…