Song – My Kite

By Jamyang Puntsog on February 11, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Bodhi-Bowl’s “My Kite” began as a reflection on King Suddhodana’s awakening. (Read the article) But in its quiet, acoustic telling, the song transformed into something more universal: a love ballad where the beloved is not a person, but a child, a dream, or the version of someone we once tried to hold or grasp.

Gentle and aching, “My Kite” traces the arc from fear-based love to the courage of open hands. Its central image—a kite held too long, kept from the sky—becomes a tender confession. The chorus doesn’t announce liberation; it exhales it. This is not a song about loss, but about the spaciousness found when we finally step aside.

A story of a king’s surrender became, in the end, a lullaby for anyone learning to love without clinging.

Lyrics

(Verse 1)

I wrapped your world around my hand

Every fear, every plan

Thought staying close would keep you safe

From things I couldn’t stand

I pulled the string to keep you near

Called it love, called it care

Didn’t see I stood between

You and open air

(Pre-Chorus)

I thought the tighter I would hold

The safer you’d be

Didn’t see the knot in my fingers

Was also tying me

(Chorus)

So I’m gonna set you free

Loosen every string

I’m stepping aside, I let you fly

Didn’t know I held the sky

Just out of your reach

I set you free — and in that space

I finally learned to breathe

(Verse 2)

You were never mine to design

Or a future trapped in time

You’re a question still unfolding

Line by line

Every step you took alone

Shifted something in me

What I thought was losing you

Was setting me free

(Pre-Chorus 2)

I lived inside a role too small

Calling it love, calling it all

(Chorus)

So I’m gonna set you free

Loosen every string

I’m stepping aside, I let you fly

Didn’t know I held the sky

Just out of your reach

I set you free — and in that space

I finally learned to breathe

(Bridge)

We are more than what we hold

More than fear dressed up as love

When I opened up my hands

I remembered who I was

(Final Chorus)

So I’m gonna set you free

Loosen every string

I’m stepping aside, I let you fly

Didn’t know I held the sky

Just out of your reach

I set you free — and in that space

We both can breathe

(Outro)

Open hands

Open sky

Different paths

Same light

You can find my music on most streaming platforms under the artist name Bodhi-Bowl. My goal is to offer music that makes Buddhist insights feel relevant and gentle for today’s world. You’re also welcome to download the MP3 directly here.

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