Great Leap Forwards lyrics

I jumped up like Apollo
Crash landed on my feet
The sun shot like a laser through my brain
A little death had woken up
And put a curse on me
But I knew that that I`d be coming back again
Inspiration, across the nation
There`s a poverty of expectation
All I got to do was move ahead
It`s a blue sky
It`s a while cloud
It`s a flame
It`s a blue sky
White cloud
Burning flame

I shot back to the mirror
There was nothing left to see
But a phantom with his heartbeat deep inside
I could feel the dust of ages
They were blowing back at me
But I knew that I was born to get it right

Everybody take the great leap forward
Everybody knows the mysteries at hand
If you`ve been praying all those sweet days for this
Don`t you know there is a whole different plan
Sometimes I hear the madman calling
He talks about some dark eternal place
I`ve been waiting all my lifetime for this moment
And now I`ve got to find some other ways

One touch ignites this eagle
One kiss for heavens view
I need the flame so I can feel alive
You can tell my little brother
No requiem for me
I knew that I was born to make this flight

Inspiration across the nation
There`s a poverty of expectation
All I got to do was move ahead
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