Story Behind The Song
This song came as a message of encouragement to myself and others around me as we were laid off suddenly from our day jobs. I woke up in the middle of the night with the thought of an analogy with a person suddenly waking up with wings and what that might feel like. I am trying to evoke the untapped potential in all of us.
Song Description
Many of us are afraid of success, and failure at the same time, deciding not to take risks and strive to meet our true potential in life. This song wonders aloud what it might be like to awaken with a set of wings and the thoughts and feelings that would accompany such a discovery as a way of inspiring the listener to fly "far beyond their cul-de-sac."
| Song Length |
3:33 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, Engaging |
Subject |
Encouragement, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Paul Buchanan, Elton John |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Unflown
words and music by Johnny Schaefer
If I should wake up one morning,
Full-grown wings upon my back,
Would I be afraid of soaring
Far beyond my cul-de-sac?
Would I fear those heights unknown?
Would I fear the things I'd see?
Would those fears mean flights unflown?
Would the birds be welcoming?
If we keep searching without finding,
Time to take a higher view.
When the road gets long and winding,
We'll fly as crows and eagles do.
Inside you there are heights unknown.
Oh, the wondrous things you'll see.
Don't let fears mean flights unknown.
Have you forgotten that you're free?
As you navigate your pathways,
Turn the stones that catch your eye.
Don't let anyone you pass say
You were too afraid to fly.
If you've got wings and never use them
They will fold and waste away
Fledglings flinch 'til skies seduce them
You're supposed to fly away
C Copyright 2020 Johnny Schaefer, Auditory Verve Music