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The Man​-​Powered Flight

from The Knack Of Knowing When To Stop by Broken Down Lorry

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Inspired by Alderney’s annual Man-Powered Flight contest. Entrants get a thirty pound allowance of wood and other raw materials with which to construct their own flying machine, with the hope of crossing the old harbour. It could be a heroic way to go.

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I dedicate this final flight to the girl in front of me
Maybe if the wind is right it will carry me across the sea

I’ve studied birds and aeroplanes from the roof of this bunker
They used to shoot planes down from here

I spent my last thirty pounds
On wood and polythene and some feathers
To build a man-made flying machine
To conquer heavy weather

I’ve studied birds and aeroplanes from the roof of this bunker
They used to shoot planes down from here

And maybe
Just maybe
If the wind holds
And I time my jump
And my wings hold
And my nerve holds...

It’s just one push across the harbour
One push into the air
One push across the ocean
And I hope she’ll met me there

And maybe
Maybe...

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from The Knack Of Knowing When To Stop, released May 29, 2015

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Broken Down Records. Releases include The Irony Board of Bolton, Echolalia of NW London, Broken Down Lorry of Harrow, The Broken Heed of Watford and The Salient Braves of Barnsley

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