hero with a wing - robert calvert cover by simeon nu psimian

from bob's 'captain lockheed and the starfighters' album I see myself a hero While one wings falls away And the dial approaches zero In a spiralling display My past life flashes feverishly And lives I did not lead Like the time I was a hero Of a weird, outlandish breed One arm of flesh and muscle And one of feathered scale I was hero with one wing That was of no avail I could only fly in circles Like a corkscrew in the sky My one wing flapping frantically While birds just glided by I launched myself from mountains And from the highest trees And though I could get nowhere Just landed on my knees But still I was a hero With one wing more than most Almost half an Angel A whirling holy ghost

Added 24 Jun 2026