Song Description
An expression of longing to live a less timid life with strong overtones surrounding the fear of being alone.
| Song Length |
3:44 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Gloomy |
Subject |
Loneliness, Fear |
| Similar Artists |
Elliott Smith, Jack Johnson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Afraid to take a step from the doorway into a sunny world,
he wonders if he'll become
as simple as he's begun to feel from in his hallway.
He thinks that he might be done
thinking that there's someone out there.
Hoping that he is numb enough
to no longer care if he's aware.
And he folds his wings without having flown
and tucks them under his sleeves.
He seats himself on this cold, dark stone
with nothing to believe in.
A cautious step through the door
reminds him there was another time.
He knows he's been here before
and wonders what is in store if he neglects his longing.
But even as it implores a piece inside him decides to stay.
And as he backs through the door into the shadow again,
he knows he can't pretend.
And he folds his wings without having flown
and tucks them under his sleeves.
He seats himself on this cold, dark stone
with nothing to believe in.
As he sits in the night contemplating his final words,
something brilliantly white
comes along to ignite the deepest light inside him.
Staring into the sight of this he must concede.
his desire for flight was just a fantasy he doesn't need.
And he folds his wings without having flown
and tucks them under his sleeves.
He meets himself after having known
all the ways he deceives himself.
He stands and leaves his lonely stone
with simple steps on his feet.