Earthbound
Earthbound
(Poet and the Pen)
The first line of this song woke me from a dream.
My dream-self telling my not-quite-awake self to write this down! We argued but gratefully the next day I found my notes and spent the next few weeks thinking deeply on the subject Earthbound was the end result.
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EARTHBOUND
Jim Dixon
Pour the poet through the pen.
The ink dries and the words set in.
I’m not the man I used to be,
but the part that’s left,
you can’t take from me.
I’m tired of trying. I never win.
I just get up and start again.
I’m tired of trying I never win,
but I’m thankful for these few friends.
I can’t fly, but I’ll try again.
Take off running, with my fist in the wind. Jump to find I’m earthbound again.
Am I the poet, am I the pen
I like the way whiskey tastes.
The picture I keep of a girl with a smile on her face.
They both burn me going down.
I give it one last look before I hit the ground.
I don’t have wings but I do get high.
Stumbling in for one last try.
Well look at me I’m up here high
staring down before I dive.
I can’t fly but, I’ll try again.
Take off running with my fist in the wind.
Jump to find I’m earthbound again.
Am I the poet, am I the pen
Am I the poet, am I the pen
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