In "Fly 1111," Emma Ogier reaches for escape while bracing for abandonment, asking for wings even as she suspects any promise to stay would be a lie. Opening the door becomes a ritual of hesitation, counting on angels to pull her backward from the edge of leaving or being left. The image of a shot in the dark bleeding from every angle captures love as a wound that keeps beating, tangled and unhealed. The song holds the ache of wanting flight and fearing the fall in the same breath.
Fly 1111 Lyrics by Emma Ogier
Take these wings and fly
If you knew me, you’d lie and say you’d be here forever
Eight by seven off by nine, never needed like I need to
Ever open wide, when I know me like I love you
I’ll never wonder why
When I open the door
It’s in then it’s out
And I’m countin’ on angels
To send me on backwards
The side to side look out, the moment you took out
I’m countin’ on angels
To send me on backwards
And I’m countin’ on angels to fly
Wait, these dreams come true?
Does the height of it shatter you like now it’s all and ever?
Pace type, settled back recline
Never needed like I need to
Ever open wide
Never needed like I need you to ever wonder why
When I open the door
I’m draggin’ this out
And I’m countin’ on angels
To send me on backwards
I try not to look out
The double door shook loud
And I’m countin’ on angels
To send me on backwards
And I’m countin’ on angels to fly
Angel, I got a shot in the dark
And I’m aimin’ all angles
Angel time, soft scar in my heart and it beats, but it’s tangled
Shot in the heart, now it bleeds all angles
In the dark, now it bleeds all angles
I open the door
