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Tiny clouds in my pockets, I step out and the city forgets its angles. Traffic hushes to cotton; streetlights line the sky like runway dots. They told me to stay level, floor-bound; I answered with a lift-off in my eyes. I pour courage from a glitter cup, count three, then rise—knees light, crown brighter. Someone says gravity; I say music. By the time doubt looks up, I’m already there— a soft world with steel in its stitch, holding the height I’ve made, gold pricking through my hairpins.
Alternative version
Tiny clouds in my pockets; I’m lighter than air. The skyline grows marshmallow pylons when I flip my hair. I step on a puff and it holds— pastel causeways, brave as roads. Cloud-pass wristband; hear the crowd purr. Sweet on the surface, yes—steel under the fur. If you’re looking down, I’m looking up; courage poured into a stadium cup. Count to three—flight; clouds blink like runway lights. Welcome to my cloud kingdom, where colours never dim. Hands up—feel the hush lift; we float until the street goes slim. I don’t descend. My crown is current, worn bright— night learns my name by light. Wristband glowing; I spark as I run, rainbow on my shoulder: pocket sun. They said stay small; I said watch this growth— soft world, diamond oath. If you’re feeling grey, I’ll paint it loud— a streetlight halo on a cotton cloud. Count to three—flight; runway lights.
Lyrics
Tiny clouds in my pockets, I’m lighter than air, Skyline turns to cotton when I flip my hair. I step on a puff and it holds my weight, Pastel little pathway, it’s never too late. **Cloud-pass wristband**, hear the crowd roar, I’m sweet on the surface, but I’m so much more. If you’re looking down, I’m looking up, Pour my courage in a **stadium cup**. Count to three, then I take my flight, Clouds line up like runway lights. Welcome to my Cloud Kingdom, Where the colours never go dim. Hands up, feel that lift—boom, We float, we float, fill the room. I don’t come down, I don’t come down, Crown made of light, no falling now. Welcome to my Cloud Kingdom, Watch me rule the sky—no doubt. **Wristband glowing**, I spark when I run, Rainbow on my shoulder like a pocket sun. They said stay small, I said watch this growth, I built a soft world with a diamond oath. If you’re feeling grey, I’ll paint it loud, I’m a **streetlight halo** on a fluffy cloud. Count to three, then I take my flight, Clouds line up like runway lights. Welcome to my Cloud Kingdom, Where the colours never go dim. Hands up, feel that lift—boom, We float, we float, fill the room. I don’t come down, I don’t come down, Crown made of light, no falling now. Welcome to my Cloud Kingdom, Watch me rule the sky—no doubt. (Spoken) Shh… hear that? That’s my whole world humming. If the wind says no, I turn it into yes, If the night feels cold, I glow through the stress. I’m soft like a cloud, but I’m solid inside, I float, I don’t fold, I don’t have to hide. Welcome to my Cloud Kingdom, Where the colours never go dim. Hands up, feel that lift—boom, We float, we float, fill the room. I don’t come down, I don’t come down, Crown made of light, no falling now. Welcome to my Cloud Kingdom, Watch me rule the sky—no doubt. x2 Cloud Kingdom— I don’t come down.
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