[Intro] (Clean electric guitar, distant wind, slow drums entering) Mm… Blackbird… Mm… ⸻ [Verse 1] Saw a blackbird on a fence line Bent against the coming rain One wing hanging at its side Like it had barely escaped The sky was turning darker The clouds rolled in like stone And for a moment I could swear That bird looked just like me Standing there alone ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] The storm don’t care What you’ve been through The storm only asks What you’re gonna do ⸻ [Chorus] Black wing left behind Somewhere in the storm Somewhere with the man I was Before I learned to mourn Black wing left behind But I’m still facing the sky And if the wind decides my fate At least I chose to fly ⸻ [Verse 2] I’ve lost things I can’t replace People I can’t hold again Watched whole seasons disappear Like footprints in the wind I’ve carried anger like an anchor I’ve carried sorrow like a stone But neither one could build a home And neither one could make me whole ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Maybe healing ain’t returning Maybe it’s learning to move ⸻ [Chorus] Black wing left behind Somewhere in the storm Somewhere with the man I was Before I learned to mourn Black wing left behind But I’m still facing the sky And if the wind decides my fate At least I chose to fly ⸻ [Bridge] (Band pulls back, vocal nearly spoken) I remember blackbirds in winter Circling overhead Back when I thought loneliness Was the worst thing I could get Then came love Then came loss Then came all the roads between And somewhere in the wreckage I found a stronger set of wings Than I’d ever seen ⸻ [Instrumental Break] (Soaring guitar solo, emotional rather than flashy) ⸻ [Final Chorus] Black wing left behind Carried off by yesterday By every goodbye And every dream that slipped away Black wing left behind But the sky is still the same And I won’t spend the rest of my life Trying to outrun the pain Black wing left behind I’m still here Still alive And if the world demands a flight Then I’ll fly ⸻ [Outro] (Guitars swell and slowly fade) The sky is still there… The sky is still there… Black wing left behind… Black wing left behind… Mm… Fly… (fade out)
