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WEIGHTLESSNESS

  • lauraparrott
  • Mar 20, 2015
  • 1 min read

AND NOW THE SUN IS BREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS

ITS BLINDING ME AND I'M WEEPING

AND I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S RELIEF

OR I'M HAPPY OR JUST SAD

BUT SOON I'LL BE HOME AND THAT'S WHERE I'M HAPPY

ONE DAY YOU'LL LET ME IN,

THAT'S THE LAST THING HE SAID TO ME

THE FEELING OF FLYING

OF WEIGHTLESSNESS

IS SUCH AN ODD ONE

WHY DO WE PUT OURSELVES AT SUCH GREAT RISK SIMPLY TO ESCAPE

AND EVEN NOW AS WE BOUNCE ALONG ON A BED OF BROKEN CLOUD

I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD END AT ANY MOMENT

I'M SO HAPPY, I'M SO HAPPY

BUT I KNOW I LIVE IN FEAR

I IMAGINE THIS IS HOW IT REALLY FEELS TO DIE

I'M LIVING IN A DREAM, A BIZZARE REALITY

AND I CAN'T SHAKE THIS FEELING OF ETERNITY

A FEELING OF KNOWING I'M GOING MUCH FASTER THAN I FEEL

THE WORLD IS A BIG PLACE

AND IT NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED

AND I MAY NEVER MAKE A DIFFERENCE

BUT AT LEAST I CAN TRY

AND NOW THE SUN IS BREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS

ITS BLINDING ME AND I'M WEEPING

AND I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S RELIEF

OR I'M HAPPY OR JUST SAD

BUT SOON I'LL BE HOME AND THAT'S WHERE I'M HAPPY

ONE DAY YOU'LL LET ME IN,

THAT'S THE LAST THING HE SAID TO ME

 
 
 

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