Vnv Nation Airships Lyrics

Airships Lyrics

I pressed my face against the glass
Smiled as my breath made some pattern or
other
The world beneath unfurled before me like a sail
Glinted in gold
from this rich dawn sky
Awaiting the ship they had told me would
come
Quietly anticipating that which was to come

I couldn't yet see
you, still obscured by the city
The towers of glass reflected your
coming
Silhouetted on the sunrise
Did I blink as I watched? Did I close
my eyes?

I was not alone, I think it was the first time
Watching you
rise splendid and graceful
I cheered as you sailed, a greatness unknown
I
laughed as I waved and imagined you saw me
In the streets of the city, the
windows of buildings
A million faces gazing upwards in wonder
A million
faces together and cheering and smiling
You were the warmth of their hearts,
you were the sum of their dreams
In the coldness of morning you brought
warmth to their lives
Giving this feeling of wonder I could not
imagine
You unlocking these thoughts no book and no picture could ever
convey
This feeling and morning had opened a door
I stepped into a new
world, I watched you fly
Saw you as a friend, the spirit of dreams
I
imagined a new world, lands far away,
And imagined those faces as you hung
in their sky

I'm leaving ground, stepping into a new world
I'm
leaving ground, a new world and watching you fly
I stepped into, I stepped
into a new world
I was not alone, I think it was the first time

I'm
leaving ground, stepping into a new world
I'm leaving ground, stepping into
a new world
Now I'm leaving home, leaving everything, leaving
everything
I step into this new world leaving everything

I'm leaving
ground, stepping into a new world
I'm leaving ground, stepping into a new
world
Now I'm leaving home, leaving everything that I have ever known
I
step into this new world leaving everything

Leaving everything, leaving
everything