Cliffside Kid

Lyrics

[Verse 1] He ran past the wheat Bare feet, torn jeans Heart in a fist Too wild to be seen A fence in the dusk A line in the dust He looked back once Then he chose the rush [Pre-Chorus] No more hands on his shoulders No more names in the air He took one long breath Like he knew they were there [Chorus] Cliffside kid, cliffside kid Falling like he lived Cliffside kid, cliffside kid One bright leap and then he’s in (cliffside kid) Wind in his hair Fear in the blue He jumped for the sky And the sky jumped too [Verse 2] The stones below shone Like teeth in the dark A gull cut across A thin silver arc He never looked small He never looked lost Just a boy on the edge With a fire in his chest [Pre-Chorus] No more lines in the dirt No more rules to obey He spread out his arms Like he meant to fly away [Chorus] Cliffside kid, cliffside kid Falling like he lived Cliffside kid, cliffside kid One bright leap and then he’s in (cliffside kid) Wind in his hair Fear in the blue He jumped for the sky And the sky jumped too [Bridge] Maybe he wanted To break that old spell Maybe the edge Was the only farewell If you hear him now In the wave and the pine He’s still running on Past the end of the line [Final Chorus] Cliffside kid, cliffside kid Falling like he lived Cliffside kid, cliffside kid One bright leap and then he’s in (cliffside kid) Wind in his hair Fear in the blue He jumped for the sky And the sky jumped too