Burn your runway lights

Ok, so just because, here is my favourite song, at present, from The Long Fall Back to Earth. It's a song about relationship reconciliation, and being welcoming and ready for that to take place (there is probably a "romantic" context for this song, but there doesn't have to be I don't think - you can read the lyrics of Weapons, another great song from earlier on the same album, for more clues). I like the use of analogy (or extended metaphor, whatever you choose to call it) - this song could nearly make Poetry Friday.

Safe to Land (Click for YouTube)

Getting tired from all this circling

Not much grace left on a broken wing

I feel the wind trying to push me down

It happens every time I get to town

I search for shelter near the mines we swept

I guess forgiveness hasn’t happened yet

There are no words that I can say to you

That turn this careless sky from black to blue

So I’m asking you

Is it safe, is it safe to land?

‘Cause I’m not going far on an empty heart

Is it safe, is it safe to land?

'Cause the long fall back to earth is the hardest part

I’m in no weather for apologies

I need your runway lights to burn for me

And if you say that I can come around

I will love you right, yea I won’t let you down,

I won’t let you down

‘Cause I’m coming home,

If these wheels touch down

I’m coming home, I’m waking you up

In the middle of the night, I’m not giving up

I’m gonna stay, ‘til we make it work

We’re not going down even if it gets worse

We’ll work it out, yeah, we’ll work it out.

I need your light,

Guide me in

Is it safe? Picture from science.ksc.nasa.gov