[Verse 1] Little birds over Hiroshima Cutting circles through the dawn Tiny shadows on the river Where the broken glass is gone Paper wings above the schoolyard Over roofs burned low and black They keep rising, they keep singing Like they know the way back [Pre-Chorus] And the ash can’t hold them And the smoke won’t stay Even after all that thunder Something learns to sway [Chorus] Little birds over Hiroshima Little birds, keep going on Little birds over Hiroshima Carry the morning on [Verse 2] Old men stand by the station Hands like maps, eyes like rain They remember every siren Every name they couldn’t save But the plum tree on the corner Puts out blossoms in the cold And the birds land for a moment On the wires, thin and bold [Pre-Chorus] And the ash can’t hold them And the smoke won’t stay Even after all that thunder Something learns to sway [Chorus] Little birds over Hiroshima Little birds, keep going on Little birds over Hiroshima Carry the morning on [Bridge] If the earth can split open If the sky can turn to stone Still a feather finds the wind Still a song finds home [Final Chorus] Little birds over Hiroshima Little birds, keep going on Little birds over Hiroshima Carry the morning on Little birds over Hiroshima Out of ruin, into song
