Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly Lyrics

Complimentary "Learning To Fly" Ringtone

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 find 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 
Altimeters, check both  
Navigation lights, on 
Strobes, on 

Confirm 3-8-Echo ready for departure 
Hello again, this is now 129.4 
129.4. It's to go. 
You may commence your takeoff, winds over 10 knots
3-8-Echo
Easy on the brakes
Take it easy
It's gonna roll this time
Just hand the power gradually, and it...

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 earth-bound misfit, I 

Complimentary "Learning To Fly" Ringtone

lyrics corrected by Sierra on 09-11-2007