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Pray these wings will carry me

from Live at the Glad Cafe by Neil Thomson

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Inspired by bird migration. Resonates with worldwide refugee crisis

lyrics

Flight of the Sandpiper

Ride the waves, fight the wind
That the blurs the line, between sea and sky
I shake this frost, from these tired wings
Beating hard, beating strong
Over the sea

Rainbow arc, tall and proud
Spectral rays of glistening light
How good to breathe, to smell the earth
Sacred tree, stony field
So far away

I pray these wings will carry me
Give me strength to cross the sea
Cast some light to guide my way
Think of me, when I’m far away

By night I steer celestial paths
Using maps of stars to guide my way
By day I chase horizon lines
Forever straight, endless flat
Through clear blue sky

I pray these wings will carry me
Give me strength to cross the sea
Cast some light to guide my way
Think of me, when I fly away

Steely, blue light, distils blue to gray
Comes the dawn, at end of night
There is no sleep, In endless flight
Catching thermals, lost in sky
Over the sea

credits

from Live at the Glad Cafe, released June 22, 2017
Fiddle - Jenny Sutherland
Guitar - John McGhee

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Neil Thomson Crieff, UK

Neil's writing is mainly but not solely inspired by his native Scotland. It's roots, people, tradition and natural environment
provide inspiration for creating music in his own relaxed, gentle style.

He enjoys setting his music to traditional poems sung in Old Scots and in particular the poetry of Gerry Cambridge. ... more

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