Crystalline Girl Ascending

[Intro]

Guzheng in my hands

Thin moon on the wire

Mama’s old song

Glows under the choir

[Verse 1]

I was that quiet girl

Typing in two tongues

Chasing every deadline

Swallowing my lungs

Now I paint my eyeliner

Sharp just like a blade

Every step I’m taking

Cuts a brand new wave

[Chorus]

I’m a crystalline girl ascending

Breaking through the ceiling, never bending

From the Pearl River out to the world I go

Every scar in my heart turns to halo glow

I’m a crystalline girl ascending

Turning every “maybe” to an ending

Put your doubt on the floor

Hear my name through the door

I’m a crystalline girl, girl ascending

[Verse 2]

Visa in my pocket

Airplane in my phone

Time zones on my cheekbones

Calling them my home

They said “you’re too foreign”

Then “you’re not enough”

I mixed all their labels

Into armor tough

[Chorus]

I’m a crystalline girl ascending

Breaking through the ceiling, never bending

From the Pearl River out to the world I go

Every scar in my heart turns to halo glow

I’m a crystalline girl ascending

Turning every “maybe” to an ending

Put your doubt on the floor

Hear my name through the door

I’m a crystalline girl, girl ascending

[Bridge]

Raise your chopsticks, raise your glass

To every girl they called “too fast”

To every grade they used to judge

We turn that pressure into flood

From ancient strings to neon skies

We stitch our dreams in every line

Say “ai-ya” then say “I’m fine”

Now scream it loud, “this life is mine” (hey!)

[Chorus]

I’m a crystalline girl ascending

Breaking through the ceiling, never bending

From the Pearl River out to the world I go

Every scar in my heart turns to halo glow

I’m a crystalline girl ascending

Turning every “maybe” to an ending

Put your doubt on the floor

Hear my name through the door

I’m a crystalline girl, girl ascending