William Shatner
Learning To Fly
Into the distance, a ribbon of blackStretched to the point of no turning backA flight of fancy on a wind swept fieldStanding alone my sense reeledA fatal attraction holding me fast, howCan I escape this irresistible grasp?Can't keep my eyes from the circling skyTongue-tied & 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 that's learning to flyCondition grounded but determined to tryCan't keep my eyes from the circling skiesTongue-tied & twisted just an earth-bound misfit, IAbove the planet on a wing and a prayerMy grubby halo, a vapor trail in the empty airAcross the clouds I see my shadow flyOut of the corner of my watering eyeA dream unthreatened by the morning lightGould 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 skyTongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I
From Letras Mania