The Quietude Lyrics - Manhattan Transfer

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Night calls through the air 

Reaching for its solitude 

Dusk lures like a lyre 

Beckoning the quietude 

In a state of constant commotion 

Full of rage and heartless devotion 

There's a need that burns within 

To fly away, just fly away 

Soft winds kiss the land 

Silent and in gratitude 

Children, hand in hand 

Comprehend the quietude 

Through a maze of fear and compulsion 

There's a race for power and fortune 

Still a need within cries out 

To fly away, just fly away 

People rush, people flee 

They move so fast that they cannot see 

Work all day, up all night 

They push and hide all the joy inside 

Like a wave that breathes in the ocean 

And the mountain's peak with emotion 

Still a need within cries out 

To find a way, just find a way 

Time to leave and fly away 

To take a leave and just cast away 

To leave the worries and dismay 

It's time to go, it's time to play 

It's time to leave and fly away 

(It's time now to fly away) 

To take a leave and just cast away 

To leave the worries and dismay 

(Take leave and cast away) 

It's time to go, it's time to play 

It's time to leave and fly away 

(To fly) 

To take a leave and just cast away 

To leave the worries and dismay 

It's time to go, it's time to play 

It's time to leave and fly away 

(The moon, it guides my way) 

To take a leave and just cast away 

To leave the worries and dismay 

(Winds blow to show the way) 

It's time to go, it's time to play 

It's time to leave and fly away 

(To fly) 

To take a leave and just cast away 

Dawn breaks, day descends 

With a calming attitude 

Shadows fall and bend 

Welcome in the quietude 

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