[INTRO - Fade in from far Distance, each instrument one by one] - - - [WHISPERED] When birds don't fly... - I still look up. - [Instrument Solo] - - - [VERSE 1] The day birds don't fly, There's less light, less shine. The blue holds its breath At the edge of the pines. Where the flowers climb, The sun must shine, But morning hangs heavy On this heart of mine. Dew drops, Open eyes, Holding their goodbyes. Blue drops, All teary-eyed, Under swollen skies. [PRE-CHORUS] Maybe the wings know What we never do— When to leave the darkness, When to break on through. So when the whole horizon Forgets the reason why— I'll keep my heart open... And an eye on the sky. [CHORUS] WHEN BIRDS DON'T FLY, I'LL HAVE AN EYE ON THE SKY. When the blue won't break And the clouds won't divide, I'll wait for one wing To cut through the night, One little sign That the world still has light. Through swollen skies, Through every goodbye— The sun must shine. THE SUN WILL SHINE. And I'll have an eye... ON THE SKY. [Percussion Break] - [VERSE 2] The flowers kept climbing. The earth carried on. Morning kept finding Some reason for dawn. And there in the stillness, With nothing explained, I heard something living Inside of the rain. Maybe what leaves us Doesn't leave us behind. Maybe love changes The shape of the sky. Maybe a wing disappears From our sight— Just to enter the light. [Melodic-Interlude - romantic, demanding, power-lift] - - - - If tomorrow keeps The heavens grey... I'll still remember blue. If every wing Goes out of sight... I'll still look for you. [BUILD] Raise your eyes. Face the night. When hope goes quiet— LOOK FOR THE LIGHT. [FINAL CHORUS - entire Choir Up-Lift] WHEN BIRDS DON'T FLY, I'LL HAVE AN EYE ON THE SKY. LET THE RAIN COME FALLING— I'M STILL LOOKING HIGH. The wing may disappear. The blue may cry. But love knows places Beyond the eye. THE SKY MAY BREAK. THE NIGHT MAY RISE. THE CLOUDS MAY HIDE WHAT NEVER DIES. Through every silence, Through every goodbye— THE SUN MUST SHINE. THE SUN WILL SHINE. WHEN BIRDS DON'T FLY— I'LL HAVE AN EYE... ON THE SKY. - - Eye on the sky... - [Whispered]Fly! (Fly!) - (Fly!) [Outro - Fade out into far Distance, each instrument one by one] - - - -
