The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
Against my will
It hurts me still.
It really stings.
They clipped my wings.
What could I do?
Everything's new.
How my knees lock.
How will I walk?
Oh, they clipped my wings.
I will try to act like it's ok.
Oh, they clipped my wings.
I must learn to walk today.
I cast aside
My downy pride.
All heaven's things
They clipped my wings.
I have heard how God sings.
Oh, they clipped my wings.
Oh, the sadness that it brings.
I will try to like it's okay.
Oh, they clipped my wings.
So, I will learn to walk today.
Oh, they clipped my wings.
It hurts me still.
It really stings.
They clipped my wings.
What could I do?
Everything's new.
How my knees lock.
How will I walk?
Oh, they clipped my wings.
I will try to act like it's ok.
Oh, they clipped my wings.
I must learn to walk today.
I cast aside
My downy pride.
All heaven's things
They clipped my wings.
I have heard how God sings.
Oh, they clipped my wings.
Oh, the sadness that it brings.
I will try to like it's okay.
Oh, they clipped my wings.
So, I will learn to walk today.
Oh, they clipped my wings.
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Clipped Lyrics as written by Melora Creager
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I always interpreted this song as the aftermath of a rape. She's dealing with the weight of something so horrible happening to her ("Against my will, it hurts me still" and "I will try to act like it's okay"). She turns to God for guidance, but she's still having trouble.
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