G
Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Em D G
Stretched to the point of no turning back
G
a flight of fancy on a windswept field
Em D G
Standing alone my senses reel
G
a fatal attraction is holding me fast
Em D C
How can I escape this irresistible grasp?
C Am
Can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies
F
Tongue-tied and twisted,
C D G
Just an earth-bound misfit, I
G Em
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
F Am7 Dsus4 D G
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
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
