Into the distance a ribbon of black Stretched to the point of no turning back A flight of fancy on a windswept field Standing alone my senses reeled A fatal attraction that’s holding me fast How can I escape this irresistible grasp Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I Ice is forming on the tips of my wings Unheeded warnings I thought I thought of everything No navigator to guide my way home Unladened, empty and turned to stone A sole intention that's learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to
try Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I Above the planet on a wing and a prayer My grubby halo a vapour trail in the empty air Across the clouds I see my shadow fly Out of the corner of my watering eye A dream unthreatened by the morning light Could blow this soul right through The roof of the night There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, a state of bliss Can't keep my mind from the circling sky Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I