Second take, with new (borrowed) sound equipment.

Lyrics:

I would like to fly
I'd like to ride across the sky
With clouds between my feet
And sunshine in my eyes
There would be no gravity
I could soar and I'd be fine
You could run away with me
And like the stars how we would shine

[Chorus:]
Shine with me
Fly away
We'll keep gravity at bay
There is nothing we can't do
If we're together, me and you

Well I just like your eyes and
I like the way you smile
Whenever I am sad,
You make me laugh just like a child
Your voice is so sweet
And you're better at guitar than me
We could run away
We'd shine just like the stars, you'll see

[CHORUS]

You songs they sound so sweet
I shut my eyes and tap my feet
But nothing you can sing or play
Can beat the way you say my name

[CHORUS]

I would like to fly
I'd like to rise above the liars
And although I am grounded
I think you can take me higher
We'll fly away so free
And we'll catch the wind so carelessly
Open up your eyes
And watch how we will rise

[CHORUS] x2

I would like to fly
I'd like to ride across the sky
With clouds between my feet
And sunshine in my eyes

© 2013 Fiona Lin

ACME's Unmeltable Wings (new take)

Million Dollar Bill (Middle Brother cover)

Lyrics:

[Chorus:]
I miss you like hell,
But I said I wouldn't tell you that
You're so far away
So how can it be
That somehow I feel that
You're right next to me

I wish you were here
We would take the world be storm and fury
We would keep each other sane 
I would never have to worry

I see you on the road
Riding on your motorcycle
As fast as it will go
Are you in a hurry?

[CHORUS]

I'm glad that you can't see
All the tears I've spilled
Over what you are to me
Even when you're dirty

I wish that you could hear
The way I sing along 
With all the music you hold dear
Soundtrack of my journey

[CHORUS]

You had me all wrapped
Around your little finger
But when our time ended 
You refused to linger
When I found out that she's the reason why
I didn't know if I should laugh or I should cry
But soon I had to realize
That although I am yours,
Perhaps you are not mine

[CHORUS]

I miss you like hell
I miss you like hell
But I shouldn't tell you that

© 2013 Fiona Lin

600 Miles

Lyrics:

Do you remember
When you said you would try
Try so hard 
To teach me to fly?
Then we fell down
We fell down so hard
Now I'm afraid to reach for the stars

[Chorus:]
So reach out for me
And cling to the sky
Take me hand
And teach me to fly
Fear grips my heart
Clammy and cold
Letting go is an art of which
I long to take hold

One hundred white horses
Leading the sea
Watching them now
I long to break free
Build me a castle
Of nothing but glass
Blue ribbons, and tassels
My carpet soft grass

[CHORUS]

The call of the wild
Is speaking to me
Again I'm a child
The best way to be
Night and day 
I am facing my fears
With you at my side
I will keep away tears

[Chorus]

© 2013 Fiona Lin

Breaking Open

Lyrics:

Desert skyline
I can see the outline of your soul
It keeps me wondering
Keeps me wandering
Keeps me in your hold

Dry me out to the bone
Or turn me into stone
No matter what you do to me
I'll remain my own

Dark and dusty
Husky voices
Imploring me to roam
But everywhere I go I wonder
When I can go home

I belong with the mountains
I belong with the trees
I belong where he is
And he is not with me

Cold New England
Are you calling?
Did you say my name?
Will I find my home again
On land that I can claim?

I need rushing rivers
The cold Atlantic sea
I can't stand all this concrete
It doesn't feel like me


Desert skyline
I can see the outline of your soul
It keeps me wondering
Keeps me wandering
Keeps me in your hold

© 2013 Fiona Lin

Barefoot Beauties

Lyrics:

Some sad something
Keeps me awake
Keeps me wondering
Which I cannot take
Some sad something
Keeps me confused
Every time that I think of you

[Chorus:]
So teach me, teach me
Teach me how to fly
Teach me to soar
And teach me to glide
I'm so confused
When I think of you
Teach me your heart and
Please teach me why

Some sad something
Keeps me awake
So much more than
I can take
It takes me to places
I don't want to go
Telling me stories
I don't want to know

[CHORUS]

Some sad something
Keeps me awake
Keeps me wondering
Which I cannot take
Some sad something
Keeps me confused
Every time that I think of you

© 2013 Fiona Lin

Dreaming To Sleep

Lyrics:

You make me spin around in circles
That climb up the walls
And drop away
The sound of your voice sends me reeling
And all that I can think 
Are feelings

[Chorus:]
So take me, take me,
Take me far away
I thought that I belonged 
Where I'd been living till today
Nothing seems to satisfy me
And your silence terrifies me
I just need a sign to let me know 
That we're okay

Distance only serves to make me
Want you all the more
Memories so bittersweet
Are what I'm living for
Though it seems we're heading for disaster
The thought just makes me
Want to get there faster

[CHORUS]

The message I've imprinted
On my body and my mind
Belies the words I say
Like "I'm sorry" or "I'm fine"
I just need a hand to help me up
When I fall down
Something to hold on to 
When my bare feet leave the ground

[CHORUS]

They say that one day
This pain will be useful
I find even now that it grounds me
But I find it so much harder 
To be truthful
Than I used to
And simple interaction confounds me

[CHORUS x2]

So take me, take me,
Take me far away
I just need a sign to let me know 
That we're okay

© 2013 Fiona Lin

Suspended Animation

Lyrics:

Far beyond the mountains and
Out across the sea
There's a land that no one talks about
A place I'm meant to be

Someday I will go there
This island fair and free
I'll build a place that we can share so
Come get lost with me

Get lost with me
Get lost with me
Get lost with me

I hear that they have colored birds
The sing among the trees
And opalescent waterfalls
That run into the sea

Someday I will find it
I'll live there you will see
And if you think you wouldn't mind it
Come get lost with me

Get lost with me
Get lost with me
Get lost with me

An island made of mountains
Where you can feel the ocean breeze
A place where nights are quiet
And stars are clear to see

Someday I will live there
A place where I can breathe
If you'd like to go there too then 
Come get lost with me

Get lost with me
Get lost with me
Get lost with me

Get lost with me
Get lost with me
Get lost with me

© 2013 Fiona Lin

Midnight In Paradise

Lyrics:

Heartbeats softly
Keep me wondering
Why I'm not happier alone

Desperate silence
Motionless Violence
I feel hollow
In my bones

[Chorus:]
Keep it close to me
Darkness falls
Makes black the trees
Walking all alone
Wander till I find my home

Charcoal, embers
Cold Decembers 
I turn back
To warm July

Breathless heartache
Turns to heartbreak
Can't sit still
I don't know why

[CHORUS]

Ribbons and dust and dying flowers
Hours spent in drenching showers
I know not what the future holds
Need someone to keep me from the cold

[CHORUS x2]

Desperate silence
Motionless violence
I feel hollow
In my bones

©2013 Fiona Lin

Motionless Violence

The title refers to Icarus' famous voyage into the sky, carried by waxen wings, but this time with alterations à la Loony Tunes.

Lyrics:

I would like to fly
I'd like to ride across the sky
With clouds between my feet 
And sunshine in my eyes
There would be no gravity
I could soar and I'd be fine
You could run away with me
And like the stars how we would shine

[Chorus:]
Shine with me 
Fly away
We'll keep gravity at bay
There is nothing we can't do
If we're together, me and you

Well I just like your eyes and 
I like the way you smile
Whenever I am sad, 
You make me laugh just like a child
Your voice is so sweet
And you're better at guitar than me
We could run away
We'd shine just like the stars, you'll see

[CHORUS]

You songs they sound so sweet
I shut my eyes and tap my feet
But nothing you can sing or play
Can beat the way you say my name

[CHORUS]

I would like to fly
I'd like to rise above the liars
And although I am grounded 
I think you can take me higher
We'll fly away so free
And we'll catch the wind so carelessly
Open up your eyes
And watch how we will rise

[CHORUS] x2

I would like to fly
I'd like to ride across the sky 
With clouds between my feet 
And sunshine in my eyes

© 2013 Fiona Lin

ACME's "Unmeltable Wings"

Feel free to comment!  I welcome criticism, keeping in mind that there is little I can do about the recording quality at this point with my current set up.  Enjoy!

Fiona_Lin