The silvern light - a stannite glow The primal night - of the darkened vault Under the welkin dark Solemn chants will soar The immemorial Songs of the wise To declare the rise Of the night-born Of glinting dew

You were only waiting for this moment to arise Blackbird singing in the dead of night All your life Take these broken wings and learn to fly Blackbird fly, blackbird fly Into the light of the dark black night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see You

So don't turn off the lights I don't want to be in the dark tonight 'Cause I can't read your mind I need to know if what I'm doing is right I don't have to tell you What this is all about 'Cause baby half the fun Is in us figuring it up all out So why

All your life Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly You were only waiting for this moment to arise Blackbird fly, blackbird fly Into the light of the dark black night. You were only waiting for this moment to

We were here Roaming on the endless prairie Writing an endless story Building a Walden of our own Grieving the saddened faces Conquering the darkest places Time to rest now and to finish the show And become the music, one with alpenglow Together we slay

This time I'm ready to run Escape from the city and follow the sun 'Cause I wanna be yours 'Cause you wanna be mine I don't wanna get lost in the dark of the night Wherever you are is the place I belong 'Cause I wanna be free And I wanna be young I'll

Leave me be A snowy owl above the haunted waters Poet of ancient gods Cries to tell the never ending story Prophecy of becoming floods An aura of mystery surrounds her The lady in brightest white Soon the incarnate shall be born The Creator of the Night

I've got those midnight blues Can't get no sleep, don't know what to do It's the darkest hour of the darkest night Every evening after sundown As the light begins to fade I feel so low, but I just don't know Why these blues won't go away It's a million

Last Friday night This Friday night Do it all again And we took too many shots Think we kissed but I forgot And got kicked out of the bar We went streaking in the park Skinny dipping in the dark

Don't be afraid of the dark Dead of the night baby We're finally alone I'll pull up the shades If you'll unplug the phone Put on some music Marvin Gaye's real nice Once we get settled