Blackbird Prophecy

Grandma used to say when blackbirds come around Listen to their wings, there's wisdom to be found Future's written in their flight across the night Falling like a prayer in the pale moonlight Three nights watching from my porch swing chair Black wings circling through the heavy air They landed on the old cemetery oak Speaking in a language only silence spoke Her gift runs through my bloodline deep Reading signs that most folks never keep Blackbird prophecy, what you tellin' me Something's coming like a storm across the prairie I can feel it in my bones, taste it on the wind The old world's dying, something new begins Blackbird prophecy, dark and bittersweet I can't stop what's coming, only bow and meet Her gift runs through my bloodline deep Reading signs that most folks never see Town folks say I see things that ain't there Call me crazy, call me witch, I don't care I learned long ago from ancient southern ways Blackbirds never lie about the coming days Blackbird prophecy, what you tellin' me Something's coming like a storm across the prairie I can feel it in my bones, taste it on the wind The old world's dying, something new begins Blackbird prophecy, dark and bittersweet I can't stop what's coming, only bow and meet Is it death? Is it freedom? Is it the end of something that should've ended long ago? The birds won't tell me which They only say: prepare your heart Change is patient, but it never waits forever So I sit here with my coffee going cold Watching shadows that the blackbirds hold Don't know if this prophecy brings pain or grace But I'll stand here steady, meet it face to face Some things can't be changed or turned around You just open up your hands and hear the sound Blackbird prophecy, now I understand Sometimes you gotta let go, let the future land I can feel it in my soul, deeper than the fear The old must fall away for new to appear Blackbird prophecy, teach me how to be Strong enough to face what's coming for me Black wings rising in the dying light Carrying secrets through the southern night I'll be ready when the prophecy comes true I'll be ready, I'll be ready Blackbird prophecy Blackbird prophecy Tell me what you see...