[Verse 1] I wake up mean in this borrowed skin Same cracked room, same hungry sink No job, no prize, no soft place in Just a name that I can’t believe I stare at the floor like it owes me debt Every promise died with the last sunset My hands say “go,” my chest says “quit” And the whole damn world don’t notice it [Pre-Chorus] If I had a door, I’d slam it If I had a sky, I’d break through I keep asking for a reason But the reason never comes to [Chorus] Cut my wings, cut my wings Feather to feather, I still sing Cut my wings, cut my wings I’m still here, but I don’t belong Feather to feather, I fall apart Feather to feather, with a busted heart [Verse 2] I got cold tea, a blackened spoon A week full of rain in one small room No love to hold, no good news in sight Just a mirror that don’t treat me right They say “be strong,” I bite my tongue Like that old advice was made for someone young But I been tired since I learned to speak And the dark looks kinder when it eats [Pre-Chorus] If I had a door, I’d slam it If I had a sky, I’d break through I keep asking for a reason But the reason never comes to [Chorus] Cut my wings, cut my wings Feather to feather, I still sing Cut my wings, cut my wings I’m still here, but I don’t belong Feather to feather, I fall apart Feather to feather, with a busted heart [Bridge] Don’t tell me tomorrow Don’t hand me a smile I’ve worn out hope For a long, long while If help is a rumor Then let it be gone I learned how to hurt I learned how to run [Final Chorus] Cut my wings, cut my wings Feather to feather, I still sing Cut my wings, cut my wings I’m still here, but I don’t belong Feather to feather, I fall apart Feather to feather, with a busted heart Cut my wings, cut my wings I’m not okay, but I’m not gone
