Stained Glass Insecurities

I thought I saw the butterflies inked on your skin Flying away Your vial of tears was spilled out on your journal page I couldn't see the words of the letter that you wrote But I'm sure it was filled with nothing but love You had the biggest heart of anyone I ever knew I'm sure your chest always hurt from the heart you were forced to hold And your brain must've succumbed to all the secrets you were told And in your memory, Butterflies are inked on my skin But they could never redeem the heart you were forced to hold The feather on your ink pen Came from the crow you attached your messages to And the paper you write your darkest confessions on Came from the cloth from the flags of the kingdom you once ruled It wasn't your choice to leave, But you always left these gates glowing Despite every hit that left you bruised And you should know, we still chant your name all the damn time Long live your charm And your darling reputation here This is our kingdom come This is your kingdom come And you know we'll always defend you Even if you choose to run Attaching messages to birds Wondering how they defend with such fringed and enfeebled shields Passing like ships in the night But we could never seem to tell What were calm waters And what was a battlefield Sailing away into your kingdom come This is our kingdom come But you know we'll always choose to defend you Even if you choose to run And this might be your kingdom come But the torches will always be burning, The gates will always be open, And we’ll always choose to support you Even when you choose to run