On All American Winds
David & The Citizens Lyrics

My little sister, dreaming of monsters
My young sibling has terrifying nightmares about imaginary creatures

When will the story come to the turning-point?
When will the situation become favorable?

And make you happy, not being stepped on
And bring joy, saving you from being mistreated

By strangers shadows every night
By the frightening unknown that haunts her every evening

My dearest brother, king of time
My closest male relative, who controls his own destiny

Breathing your own made up atmosphere
Living in your own world of imagination and creation

I was down in the dark when I heard you call
I was in a low place when I heard your plea for help

I could barely decide where your voice was coming from
It was difficult to pinpoint the exact direction of your cry

And I ran across the water
And I traveled quickly over the sea

With violent winds in my back
With strong winds pushing me forward

I saw the famous sadness
I witnessed the notorious sorrow

And it filled up every crack
And it permeated all aspects of the situation

But if your world is mine
But if I am a part of your world

And if your words are mine
And if I agree with what you say

And if your blood is mine
And if we are related by blood

Then how could I ever leave it behind?
Then why would I ever want to leave it all behind?

Sister, sweet sister, what do you see?
Sibling, darling sibling, what is your perspective?

Don't marry a picture that could never be
Don't commit yourself to an unattainable ideal

I stand here on my toes to find your place
I'm doing my utmost to help you discover your rightful position

I've looked everywhere, but the story keeps sliding
I've searched everywhere, but the situation keeps slipping away

Further away
Towards a distance that's increasingly difficult to reach

And I sailed across an ocean
And I traveled by sea to a faraway land

On All American Winds
With the help of powerful forces that are emblematic of America

On my way towards something
En route towards an event or destination

Somthing my eyes had never seen
Something that was completely new and unfamiliar

Yeah, you're so close now
Yes, you're almost here

You're words coming through
I can hear your message loud and clear

I'm sick from this longing, but what can I do?
I'm feeling unwell due to this intense desire, but I can't help it

I'm hanging on still to this thin thread
I'm persevering with this tenuous connection

I'm clinging on to the one thing that you
I'm desperately holding onto the only thing that you

Never had...
Never possessed...

And I ran across a desert
And I traveled swiftly through a dry, barren land

And it took a thousand years
And it felt like an excruciatingly long time

But I was never afraid of anything
But I was fearless throughout every obstacle

'Cause there was nothing left for me to fear
Because I had already faced and overcome all of my fears