chrYSalis

I was a wiggly little dreamer, green and gleamy, kinda slow
Munching on the midnight leaves, taking life real nice and low
Had no clue about the cosmos, didn't care about sky or sun
Just a chubby-cheeked crawler, chilling till the day was done

But something stirred inside my skin, a tickle deep with dirt air
Wrap yourself, retreat a bit, there's wings beneath that wear and tear
So I spun myself cocoons and see you soon, hit pause
Didn't know that change can bite, nature's got her twisted claws

In my chrYSalis, I kissed the mist
Thought the forest would still exist
But dreams decay while you're away
And fire don't wait to clear the list

Crack the shell, all fresh and feathered, flapping hope with every beat
Ready for my grand reveal, strut my stuff with style and heap
But what the hell, where's my haven, where's the woods that raised the soul?
All I saw was ash and amber, blackened roots and smoky coal

Gone the grove where I grew guts, gone the greens that gave me grace
The forest floor is just a grave, not a goddamn sacred place
No one clapping, no parade, just a charred and silent sighs
All the predators that got crisped while I cocooned up in the skies

In my chrYSalis, I missed the place
Blind to the world in smoky haze
Woke up bald and blackened days
With wings too late to save the maze

Metamorphosis, yeah it's magic, but man it's also tragic
You build your wings, you sing your song, but they can still go bash it
Wasn't worth it, all this waiting, was this growth or just escaping?
Can't rewind, can't re-root, but hell I'm still here shaking

So I flapped and smoked and soared all through the ghosts of who I was
Every flap of freaking sight, every gust of rebel's cause
Maybe change will come with trumpets, maybe beauty blooms from pain
Still I'm flying, crying, cursed and buying, falling in that flame

In my chrYSalis, I found my flight
But lost my roots in burning night
Still I rise, still I bite
These winds won't snuff my stubborn light

In my chrYSalis, I dreamed too deep
While silence swallowed all my sleep
But even scorched, I'll soar not weep
I'm the damn flame the ashes keep
Oh, oh
Oh, oh