Darling

Swinging under cotton skies

Don’t let them tell you girl, “your empire dreams can’t spark a riot”

Reign with a crown of flowers

Plucked from the meadow next to Four Oaks lost in silver waters

Climb into the rose clouds,

ma’ sees you fall down cause she don’t know you can fly

Climb into the night sky,

ma’ says it ain’t right cause you don’t know you can fall

But darling don’t look down

Darling don’t look around

It won’t ever get better than now

They'll tell you what to know

But I don't want that load

Cause once you learn, the red lights never turn

And everything starts to burn

Life isn't worth the pain

But should I block them out, let fear make them insane?

Life: is it worth the hurt?

Can you really be grateful not knowing there's worse?

But who am I to say

A girl afraid of change

With dreams cut from stone?

So darling don’t look down

Darling don’t look around

It won’t ever get better than now

They'll tell you what to know

Darling don't take that load

Cause once you learn, the red lights never turn

And everything starts to burn

Smile while you don't know fear

Don’t let them tell you girl, “your empire dreams can’t spark a riot"