I see it shining in your eyes, that look that means goodbye.
Your white wings, spreading inch by inch, yearn to touch the sky.
Feathers gleam like ivory; your departure now begins.
I know what made you turn from me—and is love such a sin?
Runaway
Leave my heart behind,
Forget the things you promised me
And all the vows that bind.
Run away,
Don't look back, my love,
For I will never understand
The magic you're made of.
You said you'd stay forever and that you loved me too,
But now it ends, and now you leave, and I've done all I could do.
I never meant to scare you or to keep you from the sky;
You say you have to leave me now, but you cannot tell me why.
(chorus)
You graced me briefly with a joy whose like I'll no more know,
But I bear you no malice, love, as I watch you go.
As long as you are happy, then that's enough for me.
I'd not be worthy of your love if I didn't set you free.
(chorus)
credits
from Faces in the Fog,
released April 10, 2014
Katt McConnell - Main vocal, engineering, mixing, mastering
Riley McConnell - Guitar arrangement and performance
Crystal Wolf - Guitar arrangement
Tyler Gill - Cello arrangement, performance, and engineering
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