Winterbound

They turn the hallway into thunder

Every word cuts through the walls

I keep my heartbeat under

While the picture of you falls

But I hear a road beneath me

Past the locks and past the blame

There is more than what they call me

There is still a living flame

My name is Peace,

but I was never made to bend

I’m done shrinking in the rooms they built me in

I miss my mother,

but her love is in my chest

I will find the open sky,

I will not disappear

You can raise your voice,

but you can’t keep me here

She says silence would be safer

He says I should know my place

But the mirror says I’m braver

Than the fear across my face

Every night I count the seconds

Every dawn becomes a sign

I am gathering my freedom One small breath at a time

My name is Peace,

but I was never made to bend

I’m done shrinking in the rooms they built me in

I miss my mother,

but her love is in my chest

I will find the open sky,

I will not disappear

You can raise your voice,

but you can’t keep me here

Mom, if you can hear me,

I’m still reaching through the dark

I kept your light alive inside the smallest spark

And when the door is shaking,

I will meet it without fear

The girl they tried to silence is finally standing here

My name is Peace,

and I was always meant to rise

I’m done hiding all the fire in my eyes

I miss my mother,

and I carry her with me

There’s an open road ahead,

there’s a life I’m gonna see

You can raise your voice,

but you can’t control me My name is Peace,

and I am finally free

Finally free My name is Peace Finally free