Chorus:

lay down lay down, let it all down

let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown
lay down lay down, let it all down
let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown


we were so close, there was no room
we bled inside each others wounds

we had caught the same disease
and we all sang songs of peace


Chorus

so raise the candles high cause if you

don't we could stay black against the night
oh raise them higher again and if you
do we could stay dry against the rain


Chorus


we were so close there was no room
we bled inside each others wounds
we had caught the same disease

and we all sang songs of peace

some came to sing, some came to pray

some came to keep the dark away
so raise the candles high
cause if you don't we could stay

black against the sky
oh oh raise them higher again
and if you do we could stay dry against the rain


Chorus