Sage Francis - Broken Wings (Gruvis Malt 03) lyrics

I used to watch her perform
And if she hears me I hope she sings songs
That had me going right back
Couldn't find anyone in town to talk
'Bout how no one like that
Should be confined to the ground we walk

She glides but just seems like she floats
And these folks decide to crush her
Wings until they're permanently broke
She rides gusts of wind just
By the way she spoke
She cries but loves to sing
Songs of freedom and hope
On the East side hustling discussing
Things that we quote
In shallow conversation as if
We have deep throats
We choking' on confusion
Now show up as a heat stroke of we need coats
Trading in our cheap jokes for her C notes


I see notes being passed
I ask to see what these creeps wrote
Define silly kids and
Flying privileges revoke
Ski slopes have been blocked
Off they can't transcend
Had weights tied to her ankles she
Most definitely can't skip down
Tried to tie her wings back on
Before the ones again clip
Panic stricken, shell remain stuck
On a Titanic sinking
She's trying to stay up
Change her plan thinking it's okay
See this is strange but
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in a
Way that kept them chained up
I'd like to see
Her take flight into the stars
Instead of letting her fly free
They keep her in jars
Instead of letting fly free they
Keep 'em in jars
I put my hand to the glass so hard
It might break the prison bars
It isn't hard to see why
They keep her captive
She's naturally attractive
Speaks with ad-libs
She's uncommonly talented
Ain't enough adjectives to do
Her disposition justice
Kids are wishing' for just a kiss and
It's a mission to touch her lipstick
Can't trust her with
Freedom of movement that's a chance
To lose her quick if she ups and split's
We might as well call that discussion quit's
We have ways to keep her
Down the government's underlings
Enslave people in this town especially
If there cultures rich
Exploiting talents making it do
A bunch of tricks
With the rest of the wingless imports
Repeatedly told you ain't a fairy
Just a bitch
Just a bitch, with a butt that's thick
So rub your tit's, and thrust your hips
And suck my dick, and run your
Shit, and run your shit, and run your shit

She's a fairy with broken wings
I used to go watch her perform
And if she hears me I hope she sings songs
That had me going right back
Couldn't find anyone in town to talk
Bout how no one like that
Should be confined to the ground

When I was down in New
York she'd send me letters
And I read her passages about how
I left it to the savages
No matter how sad it is I didn't cry
'Cause it was only a matter of time
Before they figured me out and
Tried to strip my pride i knew the scoop
Wish you could of seen the
Blueprints in my eye when I flew the coop
Utilizing overground railroads in the sky
It was live or die let me let
You in on the secret of mine
Me and you are different girl
We don't even need wings to fly

We don't need wings to fly
Me and you, we don't need wings to fly
Keep on singing give it a try, give it a try
Just keep on singing give it a try
Give it a try
Keep on singing give it a try, give it a try
Just keep on singing give it a try
Give it a try
Keep on singing give it a try, give it a try
Just keep on singing give it a try
Give it a try
Keep on singing give it a try, give it a try
Just keep on singing give it a try
Give it a try
Keep on singing give it a try, give it a try
Just keep on singing give it a try
Give it a try