Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly

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 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 
Friction lock - set. 
Mixture - rich 
Propellers - fully forward 
Flaps - set - 10 degrees 
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 eyes from the circling skies 
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

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