Higher Than My Eye

[Verse 1] I climbed before the sun cleared the ridge With a long lens knocking against my side At the overlook, the whole valley held still And a thermos-sized silence opened wide Then a shape rose clean from the firs below One hard turn, and the wind took hold [Pre-Chorus] I found the rim of the viewfinder Held my breath and let the world come through [Chorus] There you go, cutting across that blue Wings spread wide where the high air moves I caught the instant the mountains fell away One bright frame, and you were on your way Oh, i’ll remember that open sky And the eagle climbing higher than my eye [Verse 2] The sun struck gold along your shoulder A white tail flashed like a signal flare You banked above the broken granite With the whole blue distance under there My finger found the shutter at last A single click, and the moment held fast [Pre-Chorus] No fence line, no mark to follow Just a living arc against the blue [Chorus] There you go, cutting across that blue Wings spread wide where the high air moves I caught the instant the mountains fell away One bright frame, and you were on your way Oh, i’ll remember that open sky And the eagle climbing higher than my eye [Bridge] Later, when the film came back in silver That small dark shape still seemed to rise Not because i’d kept the bird from leaving But because i’d seen it own the skies [Final chorus] There you go, cutting across that blue Wings spread wide where the high air moves I caught the instant the mountains fell away One bright frame, and you were on your way Oh, i’ll remember that open sky And the eagle climbing higher than my eye Higher than my eye [Outro] One bright frame beneath that endless blue