I know you know I love you
Because I let you go,
Pain and hurt aside
I still love you so,

I watched you sink lower
To the bottom of the cage,
You sang a happy song
Though maybe filled with rage,

And while ignorant to your pain
I happily played along,
Basking in your beauty
And singing to your song,

But I see now how hurt you are
That I clipped your wings,
I just wish I had saw sooner
How you were effected by these things,

Even though it hurts me, Precious
I know I must let you go,
Because hurting you hurts me
Because I love[ed] you so.