Let It Fly

This track comes from Aaron's military service — Air Force enlisted, Army Infantry officer, DoD civilian at SPAWAR/NIWC. It tackles The moment you stop overthinking and just let your ambition, creativity, and passion fly without restriction. The lyrics get specific — "The idea that I'm meant for something unconventional" — because personal tracks on Majik's are personal for real, not performatively. The R&B production matches the energy of the confession. It hits triumphant and free, in that order. Every personal track in the catalogue comes from a real moment, a real feeling, a real person. This one is no exception.

[verse 1] I held it back for thirty-something years The thing inside that burns hotter than the fears The idea that I'm meant for something unconventional Something that the HR manual finds objectionable But the cage is open now and the runway's clear And the thing with wings inside my chest is here Standing at the edge of everything I've ever wanted Do I jump or do I stand here haunted By the what-ifs and the shouldn't-haves and the play-it-safes Nah, I've played it safe enough for several lifetimes' sake [pre-chorus] Three, two, one Everything I've held, everything I've done Led me to this edge, this wind, this sun [chorus] Let it fly, let it fly, let it all go Every dream I've been holding in the undertow Let it fly, let it fly, spread the wings wide I've been grounded long enough, time to ride The current, the calling, the beautiful unknown Let it fly, I'm not doing this alone But I'm doing it, finally, letting it fly [verse 2] Built Magic Unicorn and let it fly Left the government job, let the pension die Moved to Folly Beach on a hunch, let it fly Made music at midnight, didn't question why Because every time I let something fly instead of holding The universe came back with something golden Not always easy, not always clean But always realer than the space between The wanting and the doing, that's where dreams go to die So I stopped wanting and started letting it fly [pre-chorus] Three, two, one Everything I've held, everything I've done Led me to this edge, this wind, this sun [chorus] Let it fly, let it fly, let it all go Every dream I've been holding in the undertow Let it fly, let it fly, spread the wings wide I've been grounded long enough, time to ride The current, the calling, the beautiful unknown Let it fly, I'm not doing this alone But I'm doing it, finally, letting it fly [bridge] To every veteran with a dream in a footlocker To every coder with a startup in a docker Container on their laptop, to every someone Who's been holding back the thing that makes them run Let it fly, whatever it is, let it go The weight of holding back is heavier than you know Than the risk of falling, trust me, I've done both And flying always wins, that's my oath [verse 3] Now I'm soaring over Charleston at sunset speed OG Unicorn with everything I need The anchors are below me, keeping home in sight But the wings are what I'm using tonight And every night, and every morning, every chance I get To let another dream fly, no regret Aaron Stransky, the kid who finally jumped And found out that the air was exactly what he'd pumped Into every late night, every five AM, every grind The lift was always there, I just had to trust the wind [chorus] Let it fly, let it fly, let it all go Every dream I've been holding in the undertow Let it fly, let it fly, spread the wings wide Done being grounded, I was born to ride The current, the calling, the beautiful unknown Let it fly, I was never alone I'm doing it, flying, letting it fly [outro] Let it fly Let it all fly Everything you've been holding Open your hands Let it fly