[Verse 1]The words of a sad songThe blackbird swoops downShadows are longerWhen there's leavesOn the groundSomething so familiarAbout a place unknownSparked a longingThat took us far from home[Verse 2]I can't rememberI've lost your faceBut the pieces that haunt meDrag me back to this placeSpeak of our gloryThrough our graves winds will blowI know that I lost youWhere the blackthorn growsShe goesHer ghost goes[Verse 3]The message was unclearBut we done what we couldThe pines of slumberMust draw their bloodThey make a fine crownFit for a kingWoven by these handsAnd from forgotten things[Verse 4]Hope springs eternalFrom the breast of all mankindBut hope is a curse tooIt'll drive you out of your mindI can't rememberCaught in the throesI know that I lost youWhere the blackthorn grows
