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"On the Wing" is a song by Owl City. It was first released on Maybe I'm Dreaming as its opening track. It was later re-released in his second studio album, Ocean Eyes, as the eighth track. On both versions, Breanne Düren features as the female vocalist and Austin Tofte as the backing vocalist.

Trivia[]

  • "On the Wing" is one of the songs in which some of the background vocals and sounds move between the left and right speakers.
  • The Ocean Eyes version has more effects than the original — notably more echo work, smoother sounds, and more backing sounds.
  • Düren's vocals were featured in the song's main chorus.
  • Tofte's vocals are throughout the song.
  • In the Ocean Eyes version, all three vocalists sing the echoes at the end of the song.

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
Breathe and I'll carry you away into the velvet sky
And we'll stir the stars around
And watch them fall away into the Hudson Bay
And plummet out of sight and sound
The open summer breeze will sweep you through the hills
Where I live in the alpine heights
Below the Northern Lights, I spend my coldest nights
Alone, awake and thinking of
The weekend we were in love
(The weekend we were in love)

[Verse 2]
Home among these mountain tops can be so awfully dull
A thousand miles from the tide
But photos on the walls of New York shopping malls
Distract me so I stay inside
I wish the rockets stayed over the promenade
'Cause I would make a hook and eye
And fish them from the sky, my darling, she and I
We're hanging on so take us high
To sing the world goodbye

[Chorus]
I am floating away
Lost in a silent ballet
I'm dreaming you're out in the blue and I am right beside you
Awake to take in the view
Late nights and early parades
Still photos and noisy arcades
My darling, we're both on the wing
Look down and keep on singing
And we can go anywhere

[Bridge]
Are you there? (Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?)
Are you there? (Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?)
Or are you just a decoy dream in my head? (Are you there? Are you there?)
Am I home or am I simply tumbling all alone?

[Chorus]
I am floating away (floating away)
Lost in a silent ballet (a silent ballet)
I'm dreaming you're out in the blue and I am right beside you
Awake to take in the view
Late nights and early parades (early parades)
Still photos and noisy arcades (noisy arcades)
My darling, we're both on the wing
Look down and keep on singing
And we can go anywhere

[Outro]
Are you there? (Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?)
Are you there? (Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?)

Songs from Maybe I'm Dreaming
On The WingRainbow VeinsSuper HoneymoonThe Saltwater RoomEarly BirdieAir TrafficThe Technicolor PhaseSky DiverDear ViennaI'll Meet You ThereThis Is the FutureWest Coast Friendship
Songs from Ocean Eyes
Cave InThe Bird and the WormHello SeattleUmbrella BeachThe Saltwater RoomDental CareMeteor ShowerOn the WingFirefliesThe Tip of the IcebergVanilla TwilightTidal WaveHot Air BalloonButterfly WingsRugs from Me to YouSunburnIf My Heart Was a HouseStrawberry Avalanche
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