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Flying Dream 1

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Flying Dream 1
Flying dream 1
Dead of the night when the Prayer Group was gone
Mum and my sisters all blissful at feather
Candle-wick swaddled my golden wee brother
Dad’s across town tonight fixing The Mirror
Shaking his head at some richer man’s grammar
Swerving the creak as I slide to the stairs
Tighten my dressing-gown, mutter a ‘Mary’
Then I lean forward and
Step into the air
Step into the air

Like I’ve always known
Deep in my bones.
Step into the air
Step into the air.

Fireflies rise,
Spiralling up till we blanket the skies,
Every neighbourhood: sleepy wee dreamers,
Over the hills at the edge of my knowledge,
Skimming the breakers, deft as a petrel.
Holcombe and Pendle. Nelson and Colne.
Follow the landing lights guiding me home,
The house with the stair where I
Step into the air
Step into the air

Like I’ve always known
Deep in my bones.
Step into the air
Step into the air

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Writer

Craig Lee Potter, Guy Edward John Garvey, Mark Potter, Peter James Turner

Duration

4:34

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sikander On Aug 21, 2025

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2025-08-21 16:27:47

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