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Catch These Wings
Words and music by Robin Frederick
fleeting time, blinding light
motherless child, arrested flight
vanishing breed, faded charms
shooting stars, empty arms
these things that cannot be but are
these things that reach beyond the heart
these things are part of you
it rises with a silent rush
and paints the air and fills the space
I turn away but feel the brush
of beating wings against my face
I catch these wings with open hands
and think I finally understand
I understand, I understand
captive hearts, waking dreams
whispering leaves, silent screams
folded hands, deafening sound
innocent lies, killing ground
these things that could not be but were
these things for which I had no words
these things I learned from you
it rises with a silent rush
and paints the air and fills the space
I turn away but feel the brush
of beating wings against my face
and while the ocean eats the shore
they sit indoors discussing art
are we fools or something more
what gods survive inside the heart
I catch these wings with open hands
and think I finally understand
I understand, I understand
(spoken) did you meet the ship of innocence
make sense, get lost in the dense
fog of unfathomable angels?
was it just a nightmare
did you curse, did you swear?
what were the words that brought you
to the edge of abandon?
looking for a lighthouse,
sail out, no doubt
following the trail of your gypsy salvation
everybody needs one, bleeds one
no one left can feel what it's like to be you
don't go. don't go. stay
don't go. don't go.
faithless love, mocking birds
fortunate son, cutting words
simple truth, broken chains
shallow seas, bitter rain
these things of which I was unsure
this plain, lost, and beautiful world
these things that were in you
(spoken) everything is stranger, wider
answers never come when you ask
but you can't stop asking.
You search for signs
and you keep the faith
you turn your back
and you make your escape
it rises with a silent rush
and paints the air and fills the space
I turn away but feel the brush
of beating wings against my face
and while the ocean eats the shore
they sit indoors discussing art
are we fools or something more
what gods survive inside the heart
I catch these wings with broken hands
and know I finally understand
I understand, I understand
© 2003 Songs On The Wing (ascap).
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