Hem

Redwing

Hem


Hey, was that you floating past the tree-line? 
Hey, was that a feather in your hand? 
No I don't mean to ask these questions 
No I don't mean to rush your heart 
I swear I saw this accidentally 
No I don't mean to start 

Hey, the rain falls straight into the sidewalk 
Hey, the clouds hang heavy in the sky 
But I don't want to still believe in 
The gravity of solid ground 
The world below is not so big 
That it can keep us down 

We are standing on the rooftops 
We are circling like sparrows 
We are tiny, we are trembling, 
Scared of everything 
But the heart is still a red wing 

Fly above the houses and the schoolyards 
And fly until you cannot feel the Earth 
No I don't mean that it's so easy 
And I don't mean that it's so small 
But the world below is not so mean 
That it can make us fall 

We are standing on the rooftops 
We are circling like sparrows 
We are tiny, we are trembling, 
Scared of everything 
But the heart is still a red wing