THE BIRDS

[Verse 1]

What you do

Spellbound by twilight’s trance

Like a sickness through the years

Who you see

When the screen fades to black

Mutes the voice that’s in your ear

[Pre-Chorus]

You shouldn’t go gentle into that goodnight...

[Chorus]

I hear ‘em call out my name (whoa oh oh oh)

I hear ‘em call out my name (whoa oh oh oh)

I hear you call out my name (whoa oh oh oh)

I hear you call out my name (whoa oh oh oh oh)

[Verse 2]

Far down below

What hides in the shadows

No name or voice

Draws them to the gallows

Birds fly midair

Poke holes in the clouds

The few aware

Take flight from the crowd

We look from above

Like crows on a wire

Envying the doves

Who have the desired

And the voice that’s in your ear

[Pre-Chorus]

Fight the dying light

[Chorus]

I hear ‘em call out my name (whoa oh oh oh)

I hear ‘em call out my name (whoa oh oh oh)

I hear ‘em call out my name (whoa oh oh oh)

I hear ‘em call out my name (whoa oh oh oh oh)

Whoa oh oh oh

Rap -

So what if I’m crazy?

What’s the consensus?

Isn’t it crazy that no one can sense this?

I am listless

Going nights dreamless

Innocence, in a sense, is relentless

How do you rest?

The rest of the world is distressed, in duress, and incessantly stressed

I’m a mess at my best

Biding my time when the sun hits the sky

Whatever I try, I can’t get any sleep

When’ll I learn that my eyes are closed?

When’ll I learn that I’m highly opposed to the notions of listening

Notions of change

Notions of dissonance

Notions are strange

Paralyzed awake and asleep

Life isn’t mine to keep

Now I’m stuck in a lucid dream

Parallel with this theme

When’ll I sleep?

There’s no need

When’ll I learn?

[Chorus]

I hear ‘em call out my name (whoa oh oh oh) [x7]

I hear ‘em call out my name (whoa oh oh oh oh)

[Outro]

And you will never know what this means to me

And when I want to go, slumber intervenes

And you can never know what you mean to me

And I will never show that I’m sight unseen

And you will never know what this means to me

And like a timid crow you hide behind a screen

And you will never know what you mean to me

And I will never show that I’m sight unseen