“Clip Your Own Wings” is a song about depression and the effects it has on the human psyche, and how it’s possible to rise above anyone trying to hold you down or control you. To sum it up: No matter how depressed you are, or how proud other people are of you, you should always be proud of yourself...
And they said that one day I'd be fine
And they said that my whole life
So I kept one foot forward
But lately I've been wearing thin
I don't feel safe in my skin anymore
I don't feel safe in my skin
So I guess that I can't be
I can't be myself anymore
So I guess that I can't be myself
Can't be myself anymore
Must I become someone new for you?
Must I become someone new?
And I've clipped my wings
And I'll still make you proud some day
You have no idea how high I can fly