Refractions

by Bobbie Gentry

From the album: The Delta Sweete

Track 10 of 12 on The Delta Sweete (1968).

Duration: 2:29

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Lyrics for Refractions

I had a most distressing dream last night I dreamed I was a crystal bird Caught in perpetual flight I'd ascend and glide and descend and ride On the wind and never alight I had a most distressing dream last night Glass enclosed, exposed wherever I flew With no control and a crystal soul That one could see right through No ethereal nest where I could rest I was frightened by what I knew That my two crystal legs were broken in two When I awoke my heart was beating fast As if all night, an endless flight An eternity had passed As I shook my head and slipped from my bed Released from the prism at last I stepped upon a bit of shattered glass

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