reaching for the rope
you insist on trying to hide
without something to grasp
i cannot climb

give me a chance
cut me some slack
stop trying to
hold me back

i wanna go higher
but your actions keep me grounded
you can't stand to see me soar
so you leave me stranded on this mountain

soon enough i'll grow desperate to fly
i'll quit waiting for you to understand
i'll stop being afraid to undermine you
and scale this peak with my bare hands