Ornithopter
By Cosmic Cairns on February 7, 2024 8:51 pm
This track takes its seeds from the lyrics of last week's track. That one was based on a dream I had in which I was flying over rock formations in a canyon. I included a line about flying, but I didn't specify how I was flying. In the dream it was based on I think I was either flying of my own volition or I was in a small airplane. Both of those are cool, but I thought it might be a more interesting image if I were in an ornithopter, which is basically an aircraft that mimics the flapping of a bird's wings. They're more theoretical than practical in real life. Leonardo Da Vinci famously designed one, but never built it. But since this is my imagination, I've got a sophisticated fully functioning one and in this week's track I take it out for a spin.
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I never thought I'd see such things
Looking round as I take wing
In my ornithopter
As it soars through the crystal clear air
Ancient forests stretch below
Frosted with new fallen snow
On a mountain range
Somewhere that no one ever goes
In a corner of the world that no one even knows
The empty plains and sweeping hills
And only wind disturbs the still
My ornithopter sails along
I listen for the Earth's pure song
That rings out everywhere if you're open to it
Tones of healing energy always pulsing through it
All around the world
Ornithopter flap away
Straight into the dawning day
Join the birds
And see what all there is to see out there
Shimmering seas and emerald coasts
Clouds connected by rainbows
Follow a path
Laid out by one solitary sunray
Lighting up the sky and singing
What a glorious morning
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Oooh really dig the brassy and synthy flared sections. One of them sounds like it could power the ornithopter. Def gave me the happy sunny flying vibes especially with the triumphant guitar strums.
