Absolution: Of Flight and Failure by A Hope For Home Lyrics
There is nowhere to turn, I have nowhere to go
They've burned down the bridges and boarded up the doors
So I'll make my escape with feathers, wax and string
Fly far from this place, 'till there's nothing left to see
Its so far, down to the ground
What awaits for me?
I long for things unseen
Your warnings fail
I would rather die than never try
Now watch me climb and climb and climb...
And with the wind at my feet
The clouds become the ground
I sense the folly in my ways
It weighs me down, so far down
These wings can't hold me up!
But these wings cannot fail me!
They have taken me this far
Father!
You have blessed me with these hands
Though they are calloused and they are scarred
You have blessed me with these hands
But they are destined to let me down
Dare I heed the warnings that you've given?
If I fail then I fail with my pride
As the salt water fills my lungs, I finally see
That I've forsaken Your will, and replaced it with my own selfish needs
But oh, my God, won't you let me fall from the sky, embraced in flames?
I've done this to myself
These wings were built with purpose, but I have used them for my own
These hands were made to lift you up so high, instead they tear you down
If I'm to drown into the depths then let me go. For a second chance
Ill start my life over. My lord I'll give, with love, my everything
They've burned down the bridges and boarded up the doors
So I'll make my escape with feathers, wax and string
Fly far from this place, 'till there's nothing left to see
Its so far, down to the ground
What awaits for me?
I long for things unseen
Your warnings fail
I would rather die than never try
Now watch me climb and climb and climb...
And with the wind at my feet
The clouds become the ground
I sense the folly in my ways
It weighs me down, so far down
These wings can't hold me up!
But these wings cannot fail me!
They have taken me this far
Father!
You have blessed me with these hands
Though they are calloused and they are scarred
You have blessed me with these hands
But they are destined to let me down
Dare I heed the warnings that you've given?
If I fail then I fail with my pride
As the salt water fills my lungs, I finally see
That I've forsaken Your will, and replaced it with my own selfish needs
But oh, my God, won't you let me fall from the sky, embraced in flames?
I've done this to myself
These wings were built with purpose, but I have used them for my own
These hands were made to lift you up so high, instead they tear you down
If I'm to drown into the depths then let me go. For a second chance
Ill start my life over. My lord I'll give, with love, my everything