They came along and washed my soul so easy High above myself, but I could hear them anyway The wind is taking them away so feathery To show them all the places they can reach And it's not too far for them to go and leave Me all alone like there is no guaranty for such a dream And they bequeath me a black feather on the way And I say: "yes, I am a dreamer and these feathers They won't stay" And I will try Try to hold you With my arms around your heart Even though love is going to kill me I will try And I will try Try to hold you With my arms around your heart Even though love is going to kill me I will try They came along and washed my soul so easy High above myself, but I could hear them anyway The wind is taking them away so feathery To show them all the places they can reach And it's not too far for them to go and leave Me all alone like there is no guaranty for such a dream And they bequeath me a black feather on the way And I say: "yes, I am a dreamer and these feathers They won't stay" And I will try Try to hold you With my arms around your heart Even though love is going to kill me I will try And I will try Try to hold you With my arms around your heart Even though love is going to kill me I will try And I will try And I will try Try to hold you Even though love is going to kill me And I will try Try to hold you Even though love is going to kill me And I will try