Intro: G Em G Into the distance, a ribbon of black Em D G Stretched to the point of no turning back G a flight of fancy on a windswept field Em D G Standing alone my senses reel G a fatal attraction is holding me fast Em D C How can I escape this irresistible grasp? C Am Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies F Tongue-tied and twisted, C D G Just an earth-bound misfit, I G Em Ice is forming on the tips of my wings Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything No navigator to find my way home; Unladen, 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 F Am7 Dsus4 D G Above the planet on a wing and a prayer My grubby halo, a vapor 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