Mackenzie Johnson - Feather (WXPN 24-Hour Song Challenge 2026)

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Description

Been crafting this tune for @wxpn since noon yesterday with my lovely cousin Jocelyn. This year’s theme was Freedom 🦅

#xpnsongchallenge #mackenziejohnson

LYRICS:

verse 1
sat by the river
and I made a friend
somehow I knew I’d never see again

native connection on the summer breeze
feather in the wind, I can set it free
mmmm

I’m used to the glimmer
of a golden cage
run through the wringer
that I hand-made

little did I know
I always had the key
burning real slow
but I think I see
mmmm

chorus
that endings are change
can’t carry the weight
I’m not meant to hold it in my hands

so I’ll send it away
on the wings of today
who knows where in the world it’ll land

na na na na na
na na na na na na na na
na na na, na na na
na na na, na na na (x2)

verse 2
time is a little like a tapestry
woven together with the memory
lovers and colors with a subtle fray
is what it is and it’s prettier this way
mmm

chorus
that endings are change
I’m gonna fly away
an eagle leaving feathers in its wake

if you’re needing the sign
look up to the sky
from your golden cage

Mackenzie Johnson Music 2026