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 holding me fast how can i escape this irresistible grasp can t keep my eyes from the circling skies 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 soul in tension 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 eyes from the circling skies tongue tied and twisted just an earth bound misfit i