S.O.F.I - Too free

You saw me standing in the open air
Dust on my feet, light in my hair
I carried storms beneath my skin
You watched me rise, you watched me spin
You traced my shadow on the ground
Counted the colors I had found
You loved the way I did not kneel
You loved the freedom you could feel

Your eyes were calm, your hunger deep
You learned my flight before my sleep
You didn’t ask, you didn’t pray
You chose the day you’d make me stay

I’m too free for you, I know it’s true
But I’ll cut my wings so I won’t fly from you
I’m begging, put me in a cage tonight
Lock me away, don’t let me choose the sky
I’m too free for you, I hear you say
So I’ll bleed my feathers and throw them away
I’m begging, close the door, don’t let me roam
Please lock me in, call this prison home

You praised the fire in my veins
The reckless laugh, the joyful pain
You envied every step I took
Every rule I never shook
You circled slow, you watched, you learned
You loved the way my colors burned
And in your silence I could tell
You’d rather own than wish me well

You touched my wings with careful hands
Like fragile dreams you couldn’t stand
To see them lift me from your side
So you decided it’d be mine

I’m too free for you, I know it’s true
But I’ll cut my wings so I won’t fly from you
I’m begging, put me in a cage tonight
Lock me away, don’t let me choose the sky
I’m too free for you, I hear you say
So I’ll bleed my feathers and throw them away
I’m begging, close the door, don’t let me roam
Please lock me in, call this prison home

If love is iron, make it strong
If silence keeps me, keep it long
I’ll trade the wind for your control
An open sky for a guarded soul
Let chains feel warm around my chest
Tell me this still counts as rest
If I can’t fly, at least I’ll stay
Held by the fear I gave away

I was too free for you, it’s true
So I cut my wings, I stayed for you
I’m begging, put me in a cage tonight
Lock me away, don’t let me fight
I was too free for you, now I pray
That bars will teach me how to stay
I’m begging, close the door, don’t let me see
The life I lost for loving thee