Amy Houck (@amy.thelight) is a lyricist, producer, poet, and writer who blends emotion, rhythm, and reflection into one powerful art form. Not too long ago, she released a heartfelt single, “Feathers,” a song about the quiet destruction that happens when you start making yourself smaller just to be loved. The emotional track is featured on Amy’s new album, “the bare minimum,” via Studio 44.
Amy Houck – “Feathers” Single
In her own words, Amy Houck explains, “‘Feathers’ was written during one of the most painful but powerful chapters of my life. I had spent so long trying to make myself smaller to be loved, dimming my light, quieting my voice, tucking away my wings just to make someone else feel enough. I thought that’s what love looked like, but really, I was losing myself piece by piece. The song came from that breaking point, from realizing I had clipped my own wings to keep someone else high, and in doing so, forgot that I was meant to fly too. Every line in ‘Feathers’ came straight from my journal; from nights I sat in silence trying to understand how love could make me feel so unseen.
I wrote ‘Feathers’ after realizing how often I had dimmed my own light in an abusive relationship, how I had clipped my wings so someone else could feel tall. It’s about the women who pour their gold down drains, trade their spark for someone’s comfort, and lose themselves piece by piece until they forget they were born to fly. When I say, ‘some of us used to fly,’ it’s not just a lyric, it’s a confession. I had to rebuild my wings from scraps, from every part of me I thought was gone. I’m a poet, and this song was poetry coming to life. ‘Feathers’ became the moment I stopped shrinking to fit someone’s shadow and started remembering to spread my wings.
As a poet, I’ve always written my healing before I could speak it, and this song was me finally saying, ‘No more.’ It’s a reminder that I don’t have to shrink to be loved, that softness and strength can live in the same woman. ‘Feathers’ became my way of taking back my power and letting every woman who’s ever forgotten her worth know that her wings were never the problem.”
About Amy Houck
Amy Houck’s work moves between poetry and music, capturing moments of heartbreak, healing, and truth. Her book “The Bare Minimum” is a raw and vulnerable collection of poems about love, loss, and learning your worth. What began on the page evolved into sound. Amy wrote and produced songs inspired by her book, turning poetry into an immersive, soul-baring experience. Her debut single, “Your Phone,” brings the first poem from “The Bare Minimum” to life and captures what it feels like to be close to someone who feels far away. As both a writer and musician, Amy creates work that makes people feel seen and understood. Her art is honest, emotional, and unapologetically human.
Listen to Amy Houck’s “the bare minimum” Album
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