Angelwings Verse 1 You used to wait up for me Light bleeding through the hall Counting every footstep Like you could stop the fall I smelled like something chemical You called it “just a phase” I learned to rinse my mouth out So the truth wouldn’t stay You folded all my secrets Between the laundry lines Like if you kept them hidden They wouldn’t multiply ⸻ Pre-Chorus You said “you’re still my baby” Like that could make it true But innocence is fragile And I outgrew it before you ⸻ Chorus I never had angelwings Just veins that needed more A heart that beat in withdrawals On your bedroom floor You said “you’re gonna fly someday” I couldn’t even breathe I was high on disappearing You were high on me If heaven’s for the innocent I don’t fit that thing I’ve been trading halos For whatever numbs the sting ⸻ Verse 2 First time felt like quiet Like the noise had finally died Like someone turned the volume down On everything inside Second time was easier Third, I didn’t care By the fourth I stopped pretending There was something left to spare You found me in the bathroom Hands shaking at the sink I said “it’s just anxiety” You said nothing — just blinked ⸻ Pre-Chorus You loved me like a secret Like something shame could keep But love that hides in shadows Learns to rot before it speaks ⸻ Chorus I never had angelwings Just lungs that couldn’t stay Clean long enough to prove I’d be okay You said “you’re gonna fly someday” I learned to fake the sky Now I fall in tiny pieces You can’t even recognize If heaven’s for the innocent Then I’ve been mis-assigned I’ve been writing prayers in powder Just to quiet down my mind ⸻ Bridge (bare / knife twist) I remember being younger Before my body had a price Before love didn’t feel Like something you survive Before I learned the difference Between comfort and a fix Now I chase the feeling And I call it “exist” ⸻ Break (almost whisper) You asked me where your girl went I think she died somewhere between the first lie and the first high ⸻ Final Chorus (collapse) I never had angelwings Just bones that learned to beg For anything that lifts me Out of my own head You said “you’re gonna fly someday” But you were talking to a ghost I’ve been fading in your arms Trying not to overdose If heaven ever wanted me They should’ve come back then Before I fell in love With losing who I’d been ⸻ Outro (final) So if I make it out of this Don’t call it anything Not strength Not grace Never thought a star falling could feel this small Oh, Angelwings… Her Angelwings.
