The Unfinished Wing

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust motes dance in the light
Cedar scent in the night
Old saws lean by the wood
Just where he always stood
The workbench is cold today
Since he went away
[Verse]
Rough wood, one wing carved deep
Secrets the grain tried to keep
A chisel chipped at the tip
Slipped from a weathered grip
He left the bird on the floor
Right by the heavy door
[Chorus]
Oh, the heather is calling your name
Through the mist and the soft winter rain
You were tethered to the valley floor
But your spirit was knocking at the door
Of a mountain you never saw
Pure and without a flaw
[Post-Chorus]
Fly on, little bird
Sing the songs he never heard
High above the glen
And the world of men
[Verse]
Paper thin as a ghost
The things he wanted the most
Ink faded to a pale grey
Vows to leave just one day
To walk the crags and the peaks
The silence that everyone seeks
[Pre-Chorus]
The wind whistles low
Where the wild thistles grow
Across the sea to the north
Calling his brave heart forth
To the land of the brave and the free
Where he always wanted to be
[Chorus]
Oh, the heather is calling your name
Through the mist and the soft winter rain
You were tethered to the valley floor
But your spirit was knocking at the door
Of a mountain you never saw
Pure and without a flaw
[Bridge]
I’ll take the bird in my hand
Carry it to that distant land
Finish the wing with my knife
Give back a piece of his life
In the Highlands, we’ll stand tall
Watching the heavy mist fall
On the stones and the green
The beauty he only had seen
In a dream
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Oh, the heather is calling your name
Through the mist and the soft winter rain
You were tethered to the valley floor
But your spirit was knocking at the door
Of a mountain you never saw
Pure and without a flaw
[Outro]