When I Fly

From the moment we arrive

And stand on our feet

We start forgetting what it is to be free

Through the stories we've been given

Over seasons and dreams

I saw my mama fall apart at the seams

She me taught me love

She taught me kindness

She said it took her half a life to find, it's hard

It won't be easy

Just keep the ones who show you light, believe me

Mama, can you see me?

Can you hear it when I cry?

Mama, can you tell me

How many falls until I fly?

Fly

When I fly

Gonna fly

When I fly, when I fly

It's not the things that I crave

Or the pain that I breathe

It's how a flower stands apart from the weeds

When a fire burns a field

From emerald green

Leaving a scar but stronger underneath

One little truth

Can you take you farther

Can take the smallest hope

And make it larger

Love can heal the blindness

It took me half a life just to find this

Mama, can you see me?

Can you hear it when I cry?

Mama, can you tell me

How many falls until I fly?

Fly

When I fly

Gonna fly

When I fly, when I fly

Mama, can you see me?

Can you hear it when I cry?

Mama, can you tell me

How many falls until I fly?

Mama, can you see me?

Can you hear it when I cry?

Mama, can you tell me

How many falls until I fly?

Fly

When I fly

Gonna fly

When I fly, when I fly