[mix: vocal remains firmly forward against a dense but deliberately sparse instrumental bed; kick, snare and bass form the physical center while the recurring keyboard motif occupies the surrounding space; preserve transient impact and low-register authority without masking diction; effects remain subordinate to the rhythmic pocket] . Two thrashing sable birds eddied about my eaves, So that they seemed to be black harbingers of ill, Who stirred in me unasked, most strange and errant thoughts, While I lived in that house and shared with them that air. And yet their shining wings reflected but myself, So that we three we learned to live in amity; And there I found my strength in their black feathered force, And yet I never sensed which moods of mine would start, Their harshly joyous cries as I stepped out each day. Two thrashing sable birds eddied about my eaves, So that they seemed to be black harbingers of ill, Who stirred in me unasked, most strange and errant thoughts, While I lived in that house and shared with them that air. And yet their shining wings reflected but myself, So that we three we learned to live in amity; And there I found my strength in their black feathered force, And yet I never sensed which moods of mine would start, Their harshly joyous cries as I stepped out each day. [instrumental break: lead guitar solo] [instrumental break: lead guitar solo] [instrumental break: melodic lead guitar solo] [instrumental break: twin melodic lead guitar solo, chases vocals] Two thrashing sable birds eddied about my eaves So that they seemed to be black harbingers of ill Who stirred in me unasked most strange and errant thoughts While I lived in that house and shared with them that air And yet their shining wings reflected but myself So that we three we learned to live in amity And there I found my strength in their black feathered force And yet I never sensed which moods of mine would start Their harshly joyous cries as I stepped out each day. [Outro: drums chase vocals] (Two thrashing sable birds) (Two thrashing sable birds) (Two thrashing sable birds) (Two thrashing sable birds) (Two thrashing sable birds) (Two thrashing sable birds) (Two thrashing sable birds) (Two thrashing sable birds)
