If God had meant man to fly

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If God had meant man to fly 
He would have made some people level-headed 
    And some people batty 
    And some just reckless fools 

If God had meant man to fly 
He would have made high sea-cliffs without rails 
    Rivers falling into dim mist 
    Rocky peaks for no reason 
    And the urge to jump 

He would have made priests who thought they knew God 
    And heretics who thought the priests didn't 
    And a few people quiet enough 
    To hear them both 

And we would be squinting at the sky
Because He would have set the reflection
    Of His unbearable face in the high noon
    Invented color for the sake of evening 
    Whirled sparks and orreries through the night 

If God had meant man to fly 
He would have imagined trees 
    And bird nests 
    And birds 
    And dawn 
    And then He would have taught the birds to sing.