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Kill Devil Hill Lyrics
Blood brothers of angels, now hear us
We earthbound your offspring, don't fear us
God willing, we'll rise up, be near you
So open your arms now and take us
So we're breathing our dreams, like the Icarus of old
The plans we made for the bold and the blue wide beyond
there's nowhere to hide, there's no going back now
As the wind whips over the hillside
Twenty knots over Kill Devil Hill
Steady wind blows over the sand
Twenty knots over Kill Devil Hill
As the breeze went straight as an arrow
It began over Kill Devil Hill
Gasoline and the wind in the wires
Kill Devil Hill and the way to the stars
We stand on this seashore and wonder
What madness, what secrets we plunder
All failure we learn from, discovery
The wreckage of heaven lies on your sand
First chance is abandoned
With wood, string and wire we can barely control our desire
For destiny's arrows
As the wind whips over the hillside
Twenty knots over Kill Devil Hill
Steady wind blows over the sand
Twenty knots over Kill Devil Hill
As the breeze went straight as an arrow
It began over Kill Devil Hill
Gasoline and the wind in the wires
Kill Devil Hill and the way to the stars
We earthbound your offspring, don't fear us
God willing, we'll rise up, be near you
So open your arms now and take us
The plans we made for the bold and the blue wide beyond
there's nowhere to hide, there's no going back now
Twenty knots over Kill Devil Hill
Steady wind blows over the sand
Twenty knots over Kill Devil Hill
As the breeze went straight as an arrow
It began over Kill Devil Hill
Gasoline and the wind in the wires
Kill Devil Hill and the way to the stars
What madness, what secrets we plunder
All failure we learn from, discovery
First chance is abandoned
With wood, string and wire we can barely control our desire
For destiny's arrows
Twenty knots over Kill Devil Hill
Steady wind blows over the sand
Twenty knots over Kill Devil Hill
As the breeze went straight as an arrow
It began over Kill Devil Hill
Gasoline and the wind in the wires
Kill Devil Hill and the way to the stars
Song Info
Submitted by
rainbowdemon On Jan 09, 2006
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Inspired by the flight by the Wright Brothers
Yes. Kill Devil Hill was the location where the Wright Brothers flew their plane. This song seems to recount their efforts.
Yep, it is inspired by the successful flight by the Wright brothers in 1903.
This song is flat out incredible. As stated above, it's about the first flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903. The first verse seems to be indicating that the achievement of flight would bring us closer to divinity. You get almost a mythological sense of the event. The chorus is just so stirring and Bruce delivers it with such power and conviction.