There was once a time when my head was down and eyes closed
A time where I was hardened and so far away
I was on my own separate island

But each day, he would come by to see me, a friend who I had never noticed
Each day he would make me feel a little more special
Every day my smile would grow wider and wider
And my hardened self would begin to soften

He was a someone so opposite from me
a someone I had never seen before
And the more he came over, the more curious I got

I began to look into him, going deep into his mind
His similarities lured me in, and his differences called me,
And as I went deeper I found something incredible

I began to unravel a lovely creature
Something so magnificent and frightening
Like a tiger catching its prey

I went in so deep,
That I left his mind
And went into his heart

My trust in him shocked me but
His trust in me shocked me even more
We opened up to each other like flowers in the sun

He became more than a friendly companion
He became my love
My love that helped me forget, forget about the pain in the world

And as we got so close,
I reached out my hand to finally touch him,
But I soon realized that he was never mine, he simply belonged to someone else
And the illusion of being with someone, left me alone

I felt so trapped
I am so young, yet I couldn't figure out what I had to give

One day I want to get out, I thought
But I couldn't find what I had to give

Walking around, I could see everyone beginning to spread their wings
Finding their power, their magic, their tricks
All their hands and eyes glowed
And then there was me, figuring out what I had to give

I felt like I had nothing
My drive was beginning to die away
Maybe I will be here forever, maybe my wings will never grow

But I thought about what I loved most in the world
So I opened my mouth and notes were beginning to fall out, and music was in the air
Suddenly words began to form and I wrote them down

I looked at my hands and I saw them start to glow
I could feel my eyes shimmering
And my tiny wings beginning to spread

It wasn't that I discovered something,
I unraveled something that was already there
A talent finally worth giving
And so I found out what I had to give