[Verse 1]
Half a mind to leave the ground
Our days like silk, all spun around
You kept me close, one inch off the cosmos
Where you're never alone
[Chorus]
Blue wings to lift me up
(Heartbeat stops, you lift me up)
Under the wire comes my love
(Heartbeat stops, you lift me up)
Blue wings to lift me up
(Heartbeat stops, you lift me up)
Under the wire comes my love
(Heartbeat stops, you lift me up)
[Verse 2]
All my fears in a steam room stall
I sweat and sweat 'til I've had enough
'Til I'm in first place
'Til our horse comes out ahead
And my chest is full
[Chorus]
Blue wings to lift me up
(Heartbeat stops, you lift me up)
Under the wire comes my love
(Heartbeat stops, you lift me up)
Blue wings to lift me up
(Heartbeat stops, you lift me up)
Under the wire comes my love
(Heartbeat stops, you lift me up)
[Outro]
There goes my life
There goes
Blue Wings was written by Jack Tatum.
Blue Wings was produced by Jack Tatum & Jorge Elbrecht.
Wild Nothing released Blue Wings on Wed Jan 16 2019.
There were a number of songs that were kicking when I was finishing Indigo and ‘Blue Wings’ was very nearly included. I had sent the album off to mastering, but the song didn’t sit right with me and I decided, at the last possible moment, to leave it off the album. It’s intentionally a very bittersw...