Death Comes With the Blackbird

Death Comes With the Blackbird

When calls the Blackbird as night falls
Across the souls of men,
When flies the Owl on silent wings
And men forget what's been,
When crows the Rooster at the dawn
And salvation is forgot,
Then shall mans blood run red
And flesh upon his body rot.

When angry sets the evening sun
Upon the ocean wide,
When flies the Gull on blood-red wings
And shallow runs the tide,
When blows the wind from the north
And cold fills the morn,
Then shall waters rise on high
To smite the ones they've borne.

When the Eagle soars no more
Within the sight of man,
When the Vulture kills its prey,
And the moon flies thin and wan,
When the Dove attacks the Hawk
And brings him to the ground,
Then shall man arise once more
And their feats shall know no bounds.