Fly From Here – Overture

Along the edge of this airfield
The old prop-shaft airliners stand
Altimeters reading zero
Formless memories lingeringNights are cold on this airfield
I sit alone and watch the radar
Locked on the wavelength, caught in the beam
Falling slowly into the screenEvery day that you wait
Is one more that you've lost
When you wake up
I see you there
On display
Lights the final point of no return
Taking us there from hereAnd we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from here (we can fly)
Into a sky that's clearing
Look back we'll dry the tears
For those once held so nearly
And love will never disappearAlong the edge of this airfield
The old prop-shaft airliners stand
Altimeters reading zero
Formless memories lingering
Lingering, lingering, lingeringAnd we can fly from here
Into a sky so clearly
Look back, we'll dry the tears
For those once held so nearlyAnd we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from here (we can fly)And we can fly from here
On the understanding that we can flyEveryday that you waste
Is one more that you've lost
On display
That's a final point of no returnEveryday that you waste
Is one more that you've lost
On display
That's a final point of no return"Fly From Here - Pt II - Sad Night At The Airfield"There are no ground staff in the empty corridors
Is no one sleeping?
No one awake?I'd start an engine in the night
If only just to break the silence
That last intake...
Of air...The clouds in the night as we breathe
Too late
For even the night planes to leaveWe can wait for dawn
To carry on
Then we can fly from hereI want to be the one
Who always gives you shelter
Finds a way to
Keep you warmI want to be the one
Who's always there beside you
But we both must
Face the dawn...
Alone...So cruel like the world that we leave
Too late
For even the night planes to leaveWe can wait for dawn
To carry on
Then we can fly from hereOnly ghosts are in the empty corridors
They're all strangers
Who never caredI know them from some other life
When things were different
And we both were
In the airTurn yourself around (turn yourself around)
Turn your life around (turn your life around)
Turn your world around (turn your world around)
Turn this ship around (turn this ship around)So turn the wheel around
I watch the skiesAll defences down
I watch the skies
I watch the skies"Fly From Here - Pt III - Madman At The Screens"Take a table
In the evening
By the watersideLonely eyes watch
As the moon shines
Down a silver tideLooking out from this position
Are things what they seem?It's been spreading out from
One decision
Into this bad dreamOut on the shoreline (shoreline)
Someone is waiting (waiting)
Wind that was falling is rising againI hear the voices (voices)
I hear them calling (calling)
Every song was singing in the rainSailor, sailor beware
There are storm clouds
You must take care
Easy
Bring her around
Or the night will
Run you agroundI know...In the ceiling
Over our heads
Fans and moving air
Spinning out the
Hours of darkness
Warning sounds somewhereOut on the shoreline (shoreline)
Someone is waiting (waiting)
The wind that was falling is rising again
I hear the voices (voices)
I hear them calling (calling)
Every song was singing in the rainSailor, sailor beware
There are storm clouds
You must take care
Easy
Bring her around
Or the night will
Run you agroundMorning
Here in the air
When you feel it
Know that you're therePlaying God
Behind the scenes a
Madman at the screensPlaying God
Behind the scenes a
Madman at the screensPlaying God
Behind the scenes a
Madman at the screensDreaming...
Feeling the air...
Dreaming...
Seeing you there..."Fly From Here - Pt IV - Bumpy Ride"Dreaming
Seeing you there
See you sometime somewhere"Fly From Here - Pt V - We Can Fly (Reprise)"We can fly (we can fly)
We can fly (we can fly)And we can fly from here
Into the sky that's clearing
Look back we'll dry the tears
For those once held so nearlyAnd we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from here (we can fly)
And we can fly from hereOn the understanding that we can fly