Hem - Redwing

Eveningland / 2004-10-05 1. The Fire Thief 2. Lucky 3. Receiver 4. Redwing 5. My Father's Waltz 6. Hollow 7. A-Hunting We Will Go 8. An Easy One 9. Strays 10. Jackson 11. Dance With Me, Now Darling 12. The Beautiful Sea 13. Pacific Street 14. Carry Me Home 15. Now The Day Is Over

Redwing

(Dan Messe)

Hey, was that you floating past the tree-line?
Hey, was that a feather in your hand?
No I don't mean to ask these questions
No I don't mean to rush your heart
I swear I saw this accidentally
No I don't mean to start

Hey, the rain falls straight into the sidewalk
Hey, the clouds hang heavy in the sky
But I don't want to still believe in
The gravity of solid ground
The world below is not so big
That it can keep us down

We are standing on the rooftops
We are circling like sparrows
We are tiny, we are trembling,
Scared of everything
But the heart is still a red wing

Fly above the houses and the schoolyards
And fly until you cannot feel the Earth
No I don't mean that it's so easy
And I don't mean that it's so small
But the world below is not so mean
That it can make us fall

We are standing on the rooftops
We are circling like sparrows
We are tiny, we are trembling,
Scared of everything