A Furlong of Flight

I have searched the heavens, scoured the skies
They call to me, I long to go
I see my fate beyond this realm
Bathed in Halley's glow
It's long since I saw this source of tears
For years I wondered where you go
Two times set my gaze to worlds unknown
By the light of Halley's glow
The jackdaws beckon “join our chorus
Hands to wings, fly among your own”
cnd so I wrapped my arms in air
c thousand years ago
In the swirling air I found my cause
The breeze between my fingers flowed
c furlong from God's tower to the ground
By the light of Halley's glow
Oh the wind inspired my fall from grace
Too soon my wings they brought me low
Now altered always from my bid
To live in Halley's glow
The jackdaws mock me “join our chorus
Hands to wings, fly among your own”
cnd so I wrapped my arms in air
c thousand years ago
Oh was my mind moulded from on high?
Or from waxen wings and earthly woe?
cre we destined only on our feet,
To witness Halley's glow?
There is no flying from my fate
The dye is cast, the answer no
My wings are clipped and I am bound
By the light of Halley's glow
But the jackdaws beckon “join our chorus
Hands to wings, fly among your own”
cnd so I'll wrap my arms in air
When I am called to go