I Thought I Was a Bird

from cry if you need to by Dana Anastasia

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I thought I was a bird
flying through the air.
I thought I had wings.
I thought I had wings of gold.

But I was a rock
thrown by the hand
of the one who made everything.

When I was young,
I never questioned the speed of my growth.
The world was good.
The world was green.

Till one day the morning came later than before,
and the chill in the air hung around till it fell
like a fog to my feet on the floor.
Oh, but I don’t want to die.

I just want to know why.
I just want to know why.
I just want to know why it’s so hard to be alive.

My bones are like iron
sometimes when I wake.
Gravity pulls my feet to the floor.

When I was young,
I saw the gleaming, the blossom, the sun,
horizons of gold spinning out like a coil.

But everything fades like the lip of a wave.
You know, we’re never too young to grow old.
Oh, but I don’t want to die.

I just want to know why.
I just want to know why.
I just want to know why it’s so hard to be alive.

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from cry if you need to, released February 22, 2020

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Dana Anastasia Snoqualmie, Washington

Dana Anastasia is a multidisciplinary musician and artist based in the Snoqualmie region of the Pacific Northwest, exploring the experience of being alive through the living folk tradition.

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