This song is written from the perspective of a character named Eric Gibb in the 1986 film, The Boy Who Could Fly.
Eric is a young teenager with autism who lives with his alcoholic uncle, who dreams of flying, and who doesn’t speak for most of the film. Fourteen-year-old Amelia “Milly” Michaelson mo...
[Verse 1]
Well you know I hardly speak
And when I do, it's just for you
I haven't said a word in weeks
Cause they've been keeping me from you
[Verse 2]
But there's a way where there's a will
You know I got no need for stairs
So step out on the window sill
And fall with me into the air
[Chorus]
So here we go, hold on tight and don't let go
I won't ever let you fall
I love the night and flying o'er these city lights
But I love you most of all
[Verse 3]
And there's something you should know
Girl, you should have died that day
When you fell reaching for the rose
But baby, I was there to save you
[Chorus]
So here we go, hold on tight and don't let go
I won't ever let you fall
I love the night and flying o'er these city lights
But I love you most of all
So here we go, hold on tight and don't let go
I won't ever let you fall
I love the night and flying o'er these city lights
But I love you most of all
A Song for Milly Michaelson was written by Dustin Kensrue.
A Song for Milly Michaelson was produced by Thrice & Teppei Teranishi.
Thrice released A Song for Milly Michaelson on Tue Apr 15 2008.
When asked what inspired him to write a song about this film, Dustin Kensrue replied:
I honestly can’t remember. It somehow crept in there as being tied to the ‘air’ theme. I thought it would be cool to write from the boy’s point of view since he doesn’t talk in the movie. By the way, the actor ema...
The Wikipedia article for the book mentions Milly’s age in both the book and film as being 14.
The Boy Who Could Fly - Wikipedia
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The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 American fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Nick Castle. It was produced by Lorimar Productions for 20th Cen...