Other Birds of Prey

It doesn't make a difference It doesn't change a thing The air in your lungs The taste on your tongue How pretty you sing You are the exception That verifies the rule The ebb and the flow The devil we know The flaw in the jewel The fine lines The lost time The heavy atmosphere The past tense The cast nets But a new day is here You found me in the desert As dry as stale toast Awaiting the night The end of the light My heart in my throat The other birds of prey Were circling 'round For the blood and the bone The sticks and the stones The thorn in the crown The fine lines The lost time The heavy atmosphere The past tense The cast nets But a new day is here A new day is here A new day is here The fine lines The lost time The heavy atmosphere The past tense The cast nets But a new day is here A new day is here A new day is here A new day is here A new day is here