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 reel 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 earthbound 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 earthbound misfit, I (Friction lock, set) (Mixtures, rich) (Propellers, fully forward) (Flaps, set, 10 degrees) (Engine gauges and suction, check) 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 mind from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earthbound misfit, I