Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly Lyrics
Into the distance, a ribbon of blackStretched to the point of no turning backA flight of fancy on a windswept fieldStanding alone my senses reeledA fatal attraction holding me fast, howCan I escape this irresistible grasp?Cant keep my eyes from the circling skiesTongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, iIce is forming on the tips of my wingsUnheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everythingNo navigator to guide my way homeUnladened, empty and turned to stoneA soul in tension thats learning to flyCondition grounded but determined to tryCant keep my eyes from the circling skiesTongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, iFriction lock - set.Mixture - richPropellers - fully forwardFlaps - set - 10 degreesEngine gauges and suction - checkMixture set to maximum percent - recheckFlight instruments...Altimeters - check both(garbled word) - onNavigation lights - onStrobes - on(to tower): confirm 3-8-echo ready for departure(tower): hello again, this is now 129.4(to tower): 129.4. its to go.(tower): you may commence your takeoff, winds over 10 knots.(to tower): 3-8-echoEasy on the brakes. take it easy. its gonna roll this time.Just hand the power gradually, and it...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 nightTheres no sensation to compare with thisSuspended animation, a state of blissCant keep my eyes from the circling skiesTongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, i
