Earthbound - Wendy James

I’ve grown so fond of gravity

Sometimes I like to breathe

And now that I’ve got used to it

I find it hard to say

«I will be leaving»

The stars so distant

The heavens so wide

And it’s not safe to even venture outside

If you see me walking and I start to cry

Don’t wonder why I’m shaking my fist at the sky

Cause I’m…

Earthbound

And my fate is unknown

Earthbound

And I feel like

… I feel like leaving my home

The forgotten rapture of sun-drenched days

Pray you didn’t stay out in those poisonous rays

And if you think that this is only a dream

Jesus probably wants you for a sunbeam

Mutant creatures washed up in the tide

And if I don’t weep it’s only my alien pride

Businessmen barter sky-scraping deals

It’s hard to credit once that this was really fields

The ground opens up and swallows your appeals

«Spare us the dangerous elements that it yields»

The faint embrace of gravity

Is causing my delay

Yes, cancel my departure

Looks like I’m here to stay

Earthbound

And my fate is unknown

Earthbound

And I feel like

… I feel like I’m losing my home