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sheltered
burn me down, burn this house
i’ve been sheltered from the elements
in the greenhouse with transparent sunlight
i’m a flower who wants release
to put my heart at ease
it’s been poking my chest
these thorns seem to be reverse
soft soft is really within
but hard hard is what i want for my skin
let me get burned once and twice
forming new layers, breaking new ice
I wanna grow out of this place
where new sunlight bleeds on my skin
transform me, turn me around
i’ve been sitting in my living room
the carpet seeks to chain and bound
i’m a prisoner who wants to be free
not an object of guilt, depression, and need
my shackles sink hard into my feet
but soon they will burst from a hard earned defeat
soft soft is really within
but hard hard is what i want for my skin
let me get burned once and twice
forming new layers, breaking new ice
I wanna break out of this place
where freedom reigns and where Christ lives
Let me grow and be free
in the world outside
