A Year on an Airplane

We flew over the Cascades
We were forced to behave while we sat
In rows like children
I crossed some standard state lines
I finally found myself so far away from home
Even though New England intrigued us and thrilled us
Our bones were cold as stick and stones
We flew over the Cascades
Just to find ourselves in storms we've never known

The winds blew like a beast with wings and yes
Everything was blown so far away
And I fell down, I fell to call its name

Even after hours of waiting
There was no telling when the storm would find its way
Lands we tried to memorize
Were no longer acting temperatures of red
Through the night the storm held me down
Bend my neck and said it'd be ok
I stared into the fury
And the beauty of its overwhelming strength

The winds blew like a beast with wings and yes
Everything was blown so far away
And I fell down, I fell to call its name

I saw a dim light in the mouth of the beast
So I followed it in
It's too late to retreat
It swallowed me whole
And my flesh became meat
Oh I can't look back now

We flew over the Cascades
We were forced to behave