When the Black Bird Sings

[Verse] It is the morning of my life again And the wind upon my back Seems to whisper "Why go home When you're free as life?" [Verse] But the black bird flies from the garret In the town where Bruegel lived And a tear of blood runs down the ivory beak While the evil men rewrote history [Chorus] When the black bird sings (When the black bird sings) Let him bring us peace [Verse] Now he's standing guard On a sandy beach somewhere And the troops are coming off the boats They're here from across the waves And the thousand planes prepare to bring in The final assault from the air A child's thin weep Through wires invisible to her Are conquered by the noise [Chorus] When the black bird sings Let him bring us peace Bring us peace (Aah-aah) Bring us peace [Verse] And the black bird flown before Was always there But never overseen Like the coins that float upon The blows of the lovers' sighs But the bones of the legend beneath her gorgeousness Just an old wives' tale Who'd believe and love? They place their trust in God and in guns [refrain] When the black bird sings Let him bring us peace Bring us peace (Aah-aah) Bring us peace [bridge] And the black bird who precedes A child's thin weep Through wires invisible to her Are conquered by the noise [outro] When the black bird tires Let him rest his wings Let him give us peace When the black bird sings (When the black bird sings) [end] [end]