Song Tutorials: The Gymnast, High Above the Ground

In 1998, I was watching a Wim Wenders movie that had a character in it that was a gymnast. I can’t remember the movie — was it Wings of Desire? — but I do recall noting to myself that I ought to write a song that features a gymnast. I don’t think I began working on the song itself till 2001 or so and didn’t record it till 2003. The Gymnast, High Above t…