A song of the family, from childhood to early 20s. The sadness of losses mixed with some fond images. Throw in a dose of guilt about not being that ready to support at certain times – vanishing into thin air when some of the best chances to make the most of time together were also evaporating. So often, you don’t get a second chance at things in life.
lyrics
THIN AIR
A little boy on his knees in the hall
Playing marbles, his own game of football
A quiet girl in a corner of the lounge
Reading, and waiting for free space
Where's the other one, who had the cheeky grin
He went up a tree, into thin air
Vanished into thin air, into thin air
Vanished into thin air, into thin air
A young man with adventure in his eyes
Straining the leash, out at the limit
A woman with a changing life in mind
Cut down, both in a cruel way
Where're those other ones, who shared the carefree smile
They have gone to ground, into thin air
Vanished into thin air, into thin air
Vanished into thin air, into thin air
A dream of a better world lay there
On the slope, under the tea tree
Rock pools in the bay of clarity
Sold off, in the after-shock
Where's the central one, so warm and wise
Truly vulnerable, went to thin air
Vanished into thin air, into thin air
Vanished into thin air, into thin air
credits
from Paradise : Lost,
released September 1, 1999
Alf (Graeme) Davies
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