Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning backA flight of fancy on a windswept fieldStanding alone my senses reeledA fatal attraction is holding me fast, howCan I escape this irresistible grasp?Can't keep my mind from the circling skiesTongue-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 everythingNo navigator to find my way homeUnladen, empty and turned to stoneA soul in tension that's learning to flyCondition grounded but determined to tryCan't keep my mind from the circling skiesTongue-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 flyOut of the corner of my watering eyeA dream unthreatened by the morning lightCould blow this soul right through the roof of the nightThere's no sensation to compare with thisSuspended animation, A state of blissCan't keep my mind from the circling skiesTongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I-