In my dream... ‘Twas a cold morning when I saw the first of them Tiny spots on the horizon Their wings blackening out the sun Exodus had begun Messengers of damnation And the people cried: “The birds are leaving”
Great was the mourning when they were gone In a bloodred sunset eternal Through when they were here we never did hear them sing Now the silence seemed so infernal and I cried:
Throw a rope to a drowning man Collect my bones from this dying land And we'll laugh in the face of horror
Oh, take me higher, away from here Show me the horizons of my mind Take my hand and I'll fly with you Together we will see tomorrow shine Oh, take me higher, away from here Show me the horizons of my mind Take my hand and I'll fly with you Together we will see tomorrow shine Together we will see tomorrow shine
“Gwaihir! Gwaihir! Hear me calling!” Lord of the sky, take me high
Sins are but sins But don't make the birds leave
The land, the sky, the mountains will cry When they leave, oh, take me with you The sea, the hills, the forests will sigh When they abandon ship and fly away I'll say:
Throw a rope to a drowning man Collect my bones from this dying land And we'll laugh in the face of horror
Oh, take me higher, away from here Show me the horizons of my mind Take my hand and I'll fly with you Together we will see tomorrow shine Oh, take me higher, away from here Show me the horizons of my mind Take my hand and I'll fly with you Together we will see tomorrow shine Together we will see tomorrow shine