Intro I saw it again today... The black bird from my dreams. It crossed the morning sky As I hung up the phone. And I wondered... Whose life changed today... Verse 1 Somewhere else, a girl smiles, The doctor can't meet her eyes. Her mother holds her hand too tight. The girl still smiles, No one smiles back. "Will I lose my hair?" Her father's eyes begin to fill. He turns to the window As a black bird passes by. Pre-Chorus Do you still make plans for tomorrow? Do you still kiss the ones you love goodnight? None of us believes today's the day... Until today becomes the day. Chorus Tell me... Was it always meant to end this way? The bedroom door closed forever. Black ties in a crowded church. Tell me... Was it always meant to end this way? Photographs are all that's left. Frames gathering dust. Tell me... Do you even care anymore? Verse 2 Somewhere else, an old man smiles. A black bird passes by, He turns his head As a warm hand gently squeezes his. Beside him, an unfamiliar face. Her gentle smile reminds him of something. Like echoes from another life... she whispers, "I love you." And he wonders why she cries. "I'll see you tomorrow." He smiles and closes his eyes. When she leaves, a single tear rests on his cheek. Pre-Chorus Do you still make plans for tomorrow? Do you still kiss the ones you love goodnight? None of us believes today's the day... Until today becomes the day. Chorus Tell me... Was it always meant to end this way? A life together. Only one heart remembers. Photographs are all that's left. Tell me... Was it always meant to end this way? Two tickets waiting for Paris. As if tomorrow were yours to choose. Tell me... Do you even care anymore? Bridge A thousand birds rise into the morning sky. Dreams vanish somewhere beyond the clouds. Someone counts another fortune. Someone starts another war. Someone trades today for another tomorrow. Final Chorus Tell me... If today was all you had... Who would you hold? What would you leave behind? Tell me... If tomorrow never came... Would you still trade today... Or would you choose to stay. Tell me... Do you still care? Do you still care?
