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Le le le aviar
le le le pajaro
le le estoy volando
—
Given or taken,
handed or earned
given or taken,
blessings you termed.
—
I tell you, I am worthy.
Your words make a prison in my heart,
the crow caged by expectations
sings so soft in here.
You don’t know the tunes I do
you don’t know, I am worthy
I seized dreams
nobody gave them.
—
Le le le el cielo
le le sol naciete
le le le esperanzo
volar
—
Given or taken,
handed or earned,
given or taken,
these cages I burned.
—
I am hiding,
you take up a pounding in my heart
of terror,
I act, I pretend,
puppet smiles
slip so soft in here
no more
you don’t know
how to yearn after the sky
but I know
I am worthy
I will claim
this night.
—
Given not taken,
your total control
taken not given,
this freedom I stole
I will burn
sing
bare all my teeth
—
Le le le break the prisons
le le my wings I spread
le le le no more waiting
quiero volar
—
Given or taken
given or taken
seizing my–
Given or taken
given or taken
seizing my heart
—
Le le le no more waiting
le le hope I’m creating
le le volando alto
—
Given or taken
given or take
given or taken
given or taken
seizing my heart
—
Given or taken
handed or earned
given or taken
this freedom I–
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