[Intro]
Was early, early in the spring
When all the birds did sweetly sing
They changed their notes from tree to tree
And sang their song like they were free

[Verse 1]
Last night beneath a rising moon
Orpheus sang and played his tune
The sirens sank without a scream
And there was peace in my dream
But like a wren caught in a thorn
I woke crying in the morn
I knew I'd never hear the like
Of the song he sang in the night

[Verse 2]
There was a girl who lived in shame
She thought that she was all to blame
Prayed for her sin to be undone
Until one night she told someone
And like a sparrow in a storm
She came flying in the morn
She filled her lungs and her voice rang
And there was peace where'er she sang
[Verse 3]
Once upon a tiny screen
In a place we've never been
A siren screams, a bullet sounds
A sparrow falls to the ground
Once there was an open heart
Now there is a broken heart
Once there was a raging storm
Soon a hatchling will be born

[Outro]
Was early, early in the spring
All the birds did sweetly sing
They changed their notes from tree to tree
And they sang for Lyra McKee