Solsbury Hill

Lyrics

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
 I could see the city light
 Wind was blowing, time stood still
 Eagle flew out of the night
 He was something to observe
 Came in close, I heard a voice
 Standing, stretching every nerve
 I had to listen, had no choice
 I did not believe the information
 Just had to trust imagination
 My heart going "Boom-boom-boom"
 "Son," he said
 "Grab your things, I've come to take you home"
 Hey, back home
 ♪
 To keep in silence I resigned
 My friends would think I was a nut
 Turning water into wine
 Open doors would soon be shut
 So I went from day to day
 Though my life was in a rut
 'Til I thought of what I'd say
 Which connection I should cut
 I was feeling part of the scenery
 I walked right out of the machinery
 My heart going "Boom-boom-boom"
 "Hey," he said
 "Grab your things, I've come to take you home"
 Hey, back home
 ♪
 When illusion spin her net
 I'm never where I wanna be
 And liberty, she pirouette
 When I think that I am free
 Watched by empty silhouettes
 Who close their eyes but still can see
 No one taught them etiquette
 I will show another me
 Today I don't need a replacement
 I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant
 My heart going "Boom-boom-boom"
 "Hey," I said
 "You can keep my things, they've come to take me home"
 
 Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
 I could see the city light
 Wind was blowing, time stood still
 Eagle flew out of the night
 He was something to observe
 Came in close, I heard a voice
 Standing, stretching every nerve
 I had to listen, had no choice
 I did not believe the information
 Just had to trust imagination
 My heart going "Boom-boom-boom"
 "Son," he said
 "Grab your things, I've come to take you home"
 Hey, back home
 ♪
 To keep in silence I resigned
 My friends would think I was a nut
 Turning water into wine
 Open doors would soon be shut
 So I went from day to day
 Though my life was in a rut
 'Til I thought of what I'd say
 Which connection I should cut
 I was feeling part of the scenery
 I walked right out of the machinery
 My heart going "Boom-boom-boom"
 "Hey," he said
 "Grab your things, I've come to take you home"
 Hey, back home
 ♪
 When illusion spin her net
 I'm never where I wanna be
 And liberty, she pirouette
 When I think that I am free
 Watched by empty silhouettes
 Who close their eyes but still can see
 No one taught them etiquette
 I will show another me
 Today I don't need a replacement
 I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant
 My heart going "Boom-boom-boom"
 "Hey," I said
 "You can keep my things, they've come to take me home"
 

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Duration
04:21
Key
11
Tempo
102 BPM

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