On Silent Wings
"On Silent Wings" is a song by Tina Turner with guest vocals from Sting. Released in April 1996 in support of Turner's Wildest Dreams album, the single performed reasonably well on the U.S. Adult Contemporary music chart, peaking at number 24. Like much of Turner's later work, "On Silent Wings" enjoyed greater success in the UK, topping out just shy of the top ten at number 13 on the singles chart. The single included the country-flavoured single edit with additional guitar overdubs, later appearing on the 2004 compilation All the Best, as well as a second alternative version of the track. Some formats also featured the non-album track "Do Something", written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman and produced by Trevor Horn.
The dance version of "On Silent Wings", re-mixed by Soul Solution, charted at #47 on the U.S. dance chart. Neither released nor supported by the label, that the dance mix charted at all was due almost entirely to its inclusion by D.J. Julian Marsh on his Centaur Music release Winter Party 1998.
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by Tina Turner
ON SILENT WINGS
by: Tina TurnerThere was a time when I would have followed you
to the ends of the earth
I was willing to share it all with you
the love, the hurt
I've seen you when your dreams
were falling in the dust
But I never stopped believing in you
I always thought our love was strong enough
One you could hold on to...ohhh
You never see it coming
You just let it fly
on silent wings, silent wings
You can't hide what you you feel inside
and the fire has left your eyes
silent wings
I can see us in our dreams and we're dancing
I can almost hear the song
But the prayers, they go unanswered
but we both know, we're just hanging on
oooh, I feel the shame
but I'll never know the reason why
the rug was pulled so gently from under my feet
I only know that something good has died
between you and me, oh it's just a memory
You never see it coming
You just go separate ways
silent wings, silent wings
No more promises to break
oh our love has slipped away
silent wings
You never see it coming
but you know it has to end
silent wings, silent wings
I will never be the same again
I feel the whisper of the wing
silent wings
Silent wings...ohhh
Silent wings...ohhh
No more promises to break
oh our love has slipped away
silent wings
I will never be the same again
I feel the whisper of the wing
silent wings ....ohhh