The Canary

I was named after my grandmothers in the tradition of my family

I was born after my stillborn sister

Romantic idealistic lies euphemize as fantasy

But the water always bursts first from the blister

Iridescent light leads down a path

That's left me miserable at times

With my heart in my throat still beating, still beating

Amelia, please don’t go

Just stay

Don't go

Amelia, please don't go

Just stay

Don’t go

Don't go

I remember the first time that I felt

The cool breeze upon my face

I didn't understand it at the time

But the calling of adventure and my heart's increasing pace

It was the ticker tape that I could not deny

Deny

I'll cut my hair short

And I'll sleep in my jacket so it appears worn

Oh, I'm no baggage

No willing passenger

Those women who came before me

Ain't nothing like me, sir

Ain’t nothing like me

So this time I’ll do it, I'll do it on my own

This time I’m going out alone

So this time I'll do it, I'll do it on my own

This time I'm going out alone

Amelia, please don’t go

Just stay

Don't go

Amelia, please don't go

Just stay

Don't go

I can hear their pleas and cries falling far behind me

Succeed or fail, this is who I'm to become

7000 miles of ocean stand between me and my destiny

Somewhere beyond it or inside it

Women must pay for everything

Women must pay for everything

They do get more glory than men for comparable tasks

But they also get more notoriety when they crash

When they crash