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heaven and heathen

from New World Sparrow by Melody Monroe

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I have done things that would make you cry, honey.
A lot of bones picked in my wings, so now I fly funny.
Melting with every inch I get closer to the sky, sunny
eyes, mountain highs, keeping me in line.
Thank you for the wings, Pops, I didn’t think I’d need ‘em,
but then all the buildings got so tall, the snowy peaks – I couldn’t see ‘em.
Once you get high enough we’re all the same heaven and heathen.
Throw all your pieces to the wind, see if you need them.

Do you really wanna see that side of the wall –
where the dark cries, the shadows crawl?
Would it be better to be afraid to fall
or to be afraid to climb at all?
I don’t want to be afraid to climb at all….

All of those weights you’ve held on your back:
you have the strength to heave them.
All of the smiles you’ve ever held back:
be my guest and free them.
All of the monsters up in your head:
you can tame them, you can feed them.
All the fire is in your hands so
put them up where I can see them.

Well, there’s some sort of civil war happening in my body.
Look in the mirror and cannot be sure it’s not me
Can this elaborate apparition in my thoughts be
just another piece of the journey that isn’t stopping?
So I take my time talking the beast down,
telling him if he’s gonna jump, he may as well do it now.
Tomorrow isn’t gonna turn up and tell you how.
Wipe the sweat, the doubt off of your brow.
No time but now.

Do you really wanna see that side of the wall,
where the dark cries, the shadows crawl?
Take a chance, release your hands and fall
or you’re never gonna fly at all.
I don’t want to be afraid to fly.
at all.

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from New World Sparrow, released May 6, 2017

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