when the black bird sings

It is the morning of my life again
And the wind upon my back
Seems to whisper
Why go home
When you're free as life?

But the black bird flies from the garret
In the town where Bruegel lived
And a tear of blood runs down the ivory beak
While the evil men rewrote history

When the black bird sings
(When the black bird sings)
Let him bring us peace

Now he's standing guard
On a sandy beach somewhere
And the troops are coming off the boats
They're here from across the waves
And the thousand planes prepare to bring in
The final assault from the air
A child's thin weep
Through wires invisible to her
Are conquered by the noise

When the black bird sings
Let him bring us peace
Bring us peace (aah-aah)
Bring us peace

And the black bird flown before
Was always there
But never overseen
Like the coins that float upon
The blows of the lovers' sighs
But the bones of the legend beneath her gorgeousness
Just an old wives' tale
Who'd believe and love?
They place their trust in God and in guns

When the black bird sings
Let him bring us peace
Bring us peace (aah-aah)
Bring us peace

And the black bird who precedes
A child's thin weep
Through wires invisible to her
Are conquered by the noise

When the black bird tires
Let him rest his wings
Let him give us peace
When the black bird sings
(When the black bird sings)