Anything With Wings
Embracing Life's Flight: Anything With Wings by Carrie Newcomer
Lyrics
It wasn't what I planned
Plans didn't unfold as expected
It's just how it's comin' down
Events are happening regardless of expectation
I didn't understand
Initial lack of comprehension
Just doing what I could
Acting within personal capacity
I was out of my mind
Feeling overwhelmed or irrational
Thinking it couldn't break me
Believing challenges won't affect
Driving blind
Proceeding without clarity
Anywhere this thing would take me
Acceptance of unforeseen paths
I've held it in my hand
Having something significant
Pressed my cheek against it
Close connection to something
But it slipped through like water or sand
Unable to retain or hold onto it
Or some well intentioned words
Loss despite good intentions
I will never believe
Refusing to perceive as wasted
This is time wasted
Rejecting the idea of time wasted
I will not grieve
Choosing not to mourn
Anything with wings
Not lamenting over possibilities
Bridge: Now that's the point of waking dreams
Essence of unexpected experiences
The unexpected living brings
Embracing the spontaneity of life
I won't regret or stop hoping
Optimism and ongoing hope
In anyone or anything with wings
Belief in potential opportunities
I've known it all along
Recognition of a longstanding truth
That's the way the world runs
Acknowledgment of life's ways
It's not right or wrong
Seeing events neutrally
Just to ask for what is fair
Requesting fairness without judgment
Goodnight sounds like goodbye
A possible farewell
But that's just how it's comin' down
Events unfolding as they do
I never got it right
Personal shortcomings without negating truth
That don't mean it isn't true
Truth not dependent on personal understanding
I was out of my mind,
Similar to line 6, feeling overwhelmed
Thinking it couldn't break me
Believing challenges won't affect
Driving blind
Proceeding without clarity
Anywhere this thing would take me
Acceptance of unforeseen paths
I will never believe
Refusal to perceive as wasted time
This is time wasted
Rejecting the idea of time wasted
I will not grieve
Choosing not to mourn
Anything with wings
Not lamenting over possibilities
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