{"id":6063,"date":"2017-12-13T16:19:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T21:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?p=6063"},"modified":"2017-12-13T16:19:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T21:19:18","slug":"if-i-could-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"If I could fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always loved this song. I always imagined that the protagonist of the song was the same age as, or at most a couple of years older than, the girl he&#8217;s singing to\/about (because that&#8217;s how old I was when I first heard it). The lyrics perfectly encapsulate that feeling of being hopelessly in love with someone for the first time, when you are young and inexperienced, and everything seems like the Most Important Thing That Has Ever Happened In The History Of The World.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, nowadays, everyone wants to imagine the worst, the most despicable thing they can. Oh, well. As for the video&#8230; as someone wiser than I am once said, &#8220;Why ruin a great song by having to look at the person who sings it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zWHjJt4833I\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s just sixteen years old<br \/>\nLeave her alone, they say<br \/>\nSeparated by fools<br \/>\nWho don&#8217;t know what love is yet<br \/>\nBut I want you to know<\/p>\n<p>If I could fly, I&#8217;d pick you up<br \/>\nI&#8217;d take you into the night<br \/>\nAnd show you a love<br \/>\nLike you&#8217;ve never seen, ever seen<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s like having a dream<br \/>\nWhere nobody has a heart<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s like having it all<br \/>\nAnd watching it fall apart<br \/>\nAnd I would wait till the end of time for you<br \/>\nAnd do it again, it&#8217;s true<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t measure my love<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s nothing to compare it to<br \/>\nBut I want you to know<\/p>\n<p>If I could fly, I&#8217;d pick you up<br \/>\nI&#8217;d take you into the night<br \/>\nAnd show you a love<br \/>\nOh, if I could fly, I&#8217;d pick you up<br \/>\nI&#8217;d take you into the night<br \/>\nAnd show you a love<br \/>\nLike you&#8217;ve never seen, ever seen<br \/>\nYeah, ooh<\/p>\n<p>If I could fly, I&#8217;d pick you up<br \/>\nI&#8217;d take you into the night<br \/>\nAnd show you a love<br \/>\nOh, if I could fly, I&#8217;d pick you up<br \/>\nAnd take you into the night<\/p>\n<p>(Into the night, fly) if I could fly<br \/>\nI&#8217;d pick you up<br \/>\nOh into the night<br \/>\nI&#8217;d pick you up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always loved this song. I always imagined that the protagonist of the song was the same age as, or at most a couple of years older than, the girl he&#8217;s singing to\/about (because that&#8217;s how old I was when I first heard it). The lyrics perfectly encapsulate that feeling of being hopelessly in love [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>If I could fly - Blackmoor Vituperative<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"If I could fly - Blackmoor Vituperative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I&#8217;ve always loved this song. I always imagined that the protagonist of the song was the same age as, or at most a couple of years older than, the girl he&#8217;s singing to\/about (because that&#8217;s how old I was when I first heard it). The lyrics perfectly encapsulate that feeling of being hopelessly in love [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blackmoor Vituperative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-13T21:19:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"bblackmoor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/bblackmoor_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@bblackmoor_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"bblackmoor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/if-i-could-fly\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/if-i-could-fly\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"bblackmoor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f\"},\"headline\":\"If I could fly\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-13T21:19:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/if-i-could-fly\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":363,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Music\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/if-i-could-fly\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/if-i-could-fly\\\/\",\"name\":\"If I could fly - Blackmoor Vituperative\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-13T21:19:18+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/if-i-could-fly\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/if-i-could-fly\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/if-i-could-fly\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"If I could fly\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blackmoor Vituperative\",\"description\":\"But in the end it&#039;s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f\",\"name\":\"bblackmoor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/bg_sigil_lg.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/bg_sigil_lg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/bg_sigil_lg.png\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"bblackmoor\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/bg_sigil_lg.png\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/bblackmoor\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/bsblackmoor\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/bblackmoor_\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackgate.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/bblackmoor\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"If I could fly - Blackmoor Vituperative","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"If I could fly - Blackmoor Vituperative","og_description":"I&#8217;ve always loved this song. I always imagined that the protagonist of the song was the same age as, or at most a couple of years older than, the girl he&#8217;s singing to\/about (because that&#8217;s how old I was when I first heard it). The lyrics perfectly encapsulate that feeling of being hopelessly in love [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/","og_site_name":"Blackmoor Vituperative","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor","article_published_time":"2017-12-13T21:19:18+00:00","author":"bblackmoor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/bblackmoor_","twitter_site":"@bblackmoor_","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"bblackmoor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/"},"author":{"name":"bblackmoor","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f"},"headline":"If I could fly","datePublished":"2017-12-13T21:19:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/"},"wordCount":363,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f"},"articleSection":["Music"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/","url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/","name":"If I could fly - Blackmoor Vituperative","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-12-13T21:19:18+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/if-i-could-fly\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"If I could fly"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/","name":"Blackmoor Vituperative","description":"But in the end it&#039;s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bb04cdbf863652f366c64e81805d6c4f","name":"bblackmoor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bg_sigil_lg.png","url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bg_sigil_lg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bg_sigil_lg.png","width":900,"height":900,"caption":"bblackmoor"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bg_sigil_lg.png"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bblackmoor","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bsblackmoor\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/bblackmoor_"],"url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/author\/bblackmoor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6064,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6063\/revisions\/6064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}