Learning to fly ... a long long summary

Learning to fly ... a long long summary

Planet Rock announced 30 minutes of Floyd (which was a relief after listening to Bono and U2 belt out another complaint in their nouveau minimalist fashion --- words delivered out of swirls of inconsequential music with fervent wails). So I ran a search to get the lyrics to Learning to Fly off the Dave Gilmour vehicle A Momentary Lapse of Reason and found the longest summary I have ever seen accompanying a search result. Lest the revised results lose out this gem forever, here it is: Learning to Fly ... 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 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. There
is no hell. There is only France. -- Frank Zappa
and the site /music/pink-floyd/momentary-lapse-of-reason.learning-to-fly. Back to some more gems from the premier space rock band of all time.