a momentary lapse of reason albümünden bir parça.

"learning to fly"

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 is holding me fast,
how can i escape this irresistible grasp?

can't keep my eyes from the circling sky
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 find my way home
unladen, 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

[spoken:]
friction lock - set. mixture - rich. propellers - fully forward. flaps - set - 10 degree. engine gauges and suction - check
mixture set to maximum percent - recheck
flight instruments...
altimeters - check both
(garbled word) - on
navigation lights - on
strobes - on
(to tower): confirm 3-8-echo ready for departure
(tower): hello again, this is now 129.4
(to tower): 129.4. it's to go.
(tower): you may commence your takeoff, winds over 10 knots.
(to tower): 3-8-echo
easy 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 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 mind from the circling skies
tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, i