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Draw a bird. Name ten things you’re looking forward to. Write about who or what or where is home to you... Scribbled Pleas is a book of lyrics by singer-songwriter Mia Stegner, filled with unique prompts designed to inspire creative expression and self-reflection. A storyteller at heart, author Mia Stegner views songwriting as an avenue to ask questions, seek answers, and ponder both personal and collective pieces of the human experience. Learn more at www.MiaStegner.com
Basically a song about how I don't know what I want from life! There are times when I feel a sense of longing, but I can't match the desire to an object, and this song is about that. Lyrics below.
lyrics
Maybe I can’t go any higher
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t too young to retire
I see entire skies laid out in front of me
Why should I fly when I could simply flee?
I see options, I see things
I’d like to do if I had wings
I’d go so far, I’d dodge attacks
My wings are not made out of wax
So I’d graze the sun, no trace of fear
Why else would they have put me here?
If not to take my turn among the birds
I guess I don’t know the right words
To say that I would like to fly
But what is flying, what’s the sky?
Just what is it I’m hungry for
What’s behind the purple door
Is it joy, is it success?
Do I want chaos, or just rest
Because I feel like I want more
But I want to be okay with less
Maybe I can’t go any lower
I hope I never get too old to stop being a grower
I see the ground, and it just keeps moving down
Relentless change as growth occurs, my point of view, it moves around
And I see more, but everything feels far away
The sky is getting closer, with every rainy day
I’m stretching thin and reaching out
Conflicting instincts, laugh or pout
My roots are getting stronger as they stretch out far below
But they’re underground, I’m in the clouds, all I can say, is I don’t know
Why I would like to learn to fly
But what is flying, what’s the sky?
Is there a ladder meant for me
Where should I look, give me the key
Is it people, is it peace?
Do I need a snack, or an endless feast
Because I feel like I need something
Tell me, is it real, at least?
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