Given To Fly (Single)
He could have tuned in, tuned in, but he tuned out
A bad time, nothing could save him
Alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out
He got up out of there, ran for hundreds of miles
He made it to the ocean, had a smoke in a tree
The wind rose up, set him down on his knee
A wave came crashing like a fist to hit the jaw
Delivered him wings, "Hey, look at me now"
Arms wide open with the sea as his floor
Oh, whole, oh
He is flying, whole
High, wide, whole
He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share
This key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere
But first he was stripped and then he was stabbed
By faceless men, well fuckers, he still stands
And he still gives his love, he just gives it away
The love he receives is the love that is saved
And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky
A human being that was given to fly
Flying, whole
High, flying, whole
He is flying, whoa
High, oh, oh
Talk of circles, punching out
Looking in, drawing circles down
Falling off the south marking ground
Talking out of turn, drawing circles down
Like Pilate I have a dog (2x)
Walks me out of town, still one's a crowd
Making angels in the dirt, looking up, looking all around
Like Pilate I have a dog } (2x)
(Obeys, listens, kisses, loves) }
Stunned by my own reflection
It's looking back, sees me too clearly
And I swore I'd never go there again
Not unlike a friend now
The light that drags you down, down, down, down
Like Pilate I have a dog } (3x)
(Obeys, listens, kisses, loves) }
Like Pilate I have a dog
I heard about a man to whom I may be related, he's leatherman
Died a long time ago, in the 1880's lived a man, leatherman
Covered with leather but it wasn't tight
Underneath the moon in the woods at night
Making the rounds 10 miles a day
Once a month they'd spot him and here's what they'd say
Here he comes he's a man of the land, he's leatherman
Smile on his face axe in his pack
He's leatherman, leatherman, leatherman
Comes out of the caves once a day to be fed
Wasn't known to say but, but thanks for the bread
So modern day I walk my way with my jacket faded
Just like a man out of leather whom I may be related
Rolled cigarette for which he asks for a light
Appeared to be an animal yet so polite
Making the rounds 10 miles a day
Once a month they'd spot him and here's what they'd say
Here he comes he's a man of the land, he's leatherman
Smile on his face axe in his hand
He's leatherman, leatherman, leatherman
Leatherman, leatherman
Shake his hand he's leatherman
Bake some bread he's leatherman
Shame he's dead, I saw his bed
That's all that's left of leatherman
Leatherman
Give me some skin, leatherman
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