Blackbird Through the Dark - Patrick Park

I see you on the avenue

Where you know them and they know you

Down so low there’s nowhere left to fall

And I watch you bend like twigs against the changing of the times

And whither under weight that weighs upon us all

Just hoping that someone will hear your call

Red dirt and sand may cover all the land

And everything may fall apart

But as soon as you know

You’ll be steady as you go on

Like a blackbird through the dark

I see your faith begin to sway

As promise seems to slip away

And all the days just break to test your will

And as the sun goes down on the west

And we all learn to live with less

Desire burns a hole you’ll never fill

It’s hand like a stain is on you still

Red dirt and sand may cover all the land

And everything may fall apart

But as soon as you know

You’ll be steady as you go

Like a blackbird through the dark