Learning To Fly (Live at Earls Court, 14th October 1994)

[Verse 1] Into the distance, a ribbon of black Stretched to the point of no turning back A flight of fancy on a wind swept field Standing alone my senses reel A fatal attraction is holding me fast How can I escape this irresistible grasp? [Chorus] Can’t keep my eyes from the circling sky Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I [Verse 2] Ice is forming on the tips of my wings Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything No navigator to find my way home Unladen, empty and turned to stone [Pre-Chorus 1] A soul in tension that’s learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try [Chorus] Can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I [Verse 3] Above the planet on a wing and a prayer My grubby halo, a vapor 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 [Pre-Chorus 2] There’s no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, a state of bliss [Chorus] Can’t keep my mind from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I