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Leaf on the Wind

from On the Drift by Bedlam Bards

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Leaf on the Wind

I was born on a rock where the stars didn’t shine, now I soar like a leaf on the wind
The clouds were polluted, the sea filled with brine, now I soar like a leaf on the wind
I swore to myself that above it I’d rise
Sail over the mountains and into the skies
To see the stars brighter than man can devise, I’d soar like a leaf on the wind

When governments quarreled, I was called to the fight, to soar like a leaf on the wind
I offered my wings to the side I thought right, to soar like a leaf on the wind
Now after two sorties, my boat ran aground
My captors with laurels of vict’ry were crowned
When the killing was over, my freedom I found, to soar like a leaf on the wind

I wandered the whole ‘verse, I went where I’d please, adrift like a leaf on the wind
I spent a whole month trying to juggle geese, adrift like a leaf on the wind
But wherever I went, there was one thing I’d lack
The stars, they were calling for me to come back
Farewell to the land and Ni-Hao to the black! Once more I’m a leaf on the wind

The Renshaw Boys begged me; Tanaka he raved, to soar like a leaf on the wind
Serenity’s crew had the one thing I craved, as I soared like a leaf on the wind
The moons and the planets each have their own charms
But the heavens I sought were in Zoe’s strong arms
A warrior, a Goddess, to keep me from harm, as I soar like a leaf on the wind

Now sometimes I carry a gun when I roam, though I soar like a leaf on the wind
With puppets and dinosaurs, I’m much more at home, as I soar like a leaf on the wind
Laughter was always my ally in life
And humor has always deflected my strife
It got me through torture, it won me my wife, and I soar like a leaf on the wind

It ain’t easy to pilot a ship that can’t turn, but I’ll soar like a leaf on the wind
Can’t pull crazy Ivans, can’t go for hard burn, but I’ll soar like a leaf on the wind
Once you’ve made sure that the signal gets through
There’s one final thing that I want you to do
Put me where I’ll see stars, so that I can see you, and I’ll soar like a leaf on the wind

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from On the Drift, released March 24, 2020
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Bedlam Bards Smithville, Texas

Hawke and Cedric, the Bedlam Bards, are famous for playing foot-stomping, heart-pounding music about outlaws, pirates, sailing ships, misadventures, and strong drink. Their performance style stresses passion before perfection, death before dishonor, and whiskey before breakfast. ... more

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