Skyline Pigeon
Elton John Lyrics

Turn me loose from your hands
Release me from your grip

Let me fly to distant lands
Allow me to venture to faraway places

Over green fields, trees and mountains
Across landscapes of lush fields, towering trees, and majestic peaks

Flowers and forest fountains
Where flora and fauna thrive and freshwater springs abound

Home along the lanes of the skyway
A natural habitat in the vast expanse of the open sky

For this dark and lonely room
In this bleak and desolate place

Projects a shadow cast in gloom
There's a lingering presence of melancholy

And my eyes are mirrors
And my eyes reflect

Of the world outside
All that lies beyond

Thinking of the ways
Pondering the possibilities

That the wind can turn the tide
How the slightest change could alter the course of things

And these shadows turn
And these gloomy shades transform

From purple into grey
From deep to faded hues

For just a skyline pigeon
A mere bird in the sky

Dreaming of the open
Yearning for freedom

Waiting for the day
Anticipating the moment

That he can spread his wings
When he can fully take flight

And fly away again
And soar freely once more

Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Take off, bird of the horizon

Towards the dreams
In pursuit of one's aspirations

You've left so very far behind
That were left far away in the past

Let me wake up in the morning
May I arise to a new day

To the smell of new mowed hay
With the scent of freshly cut grass

To laugh and cry, to live and die
To experience the full range of emotions, to live life to the fullest, and ultimately meet one's end

In the brightness of my day
In the light that illuminates my life

I wanna hear the pealing bells
I desire to listen to the ringing bells

Of distant churches sing
From faraway houses of worship

But most of all please free me from
Above all, release me from

This aching metal ring
This painful and restricting shackle

And open out this cage towards the sun
And allow me to spread my wings under the warmth of the sun