(Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe) Swan, swan, hummingbird Hurrah, we are all free now What noisy cats are we Girl and dog he bore his cross Swan, swan, hummingbird
[Tony Kakko] Once I got caught in an avalanche, I must have died, When a Black Swan flew to the rescue and cried An offer I could not refuse, now I'm
away I don't care what the future holds Cause I'm right here in your arms today With your fingers you can touch me I'm your black swan, black swan But
Ride on, ride on, friends of the black swan. Ride on, ride on, do you know where she's gone? Gumdrops and Saturdays, did Eric call, by the way? He...
By my side youll never be by my side youll never be cause im fake at the seams lost in my dreams and I want you to know that I, I can't let you go And
'cause I heard it all This is a swan song Come on sugar sugar do you wanna ride? This is a swan song (?) then I got the time This is the swan song I
Winter has come for me, can't carry on. The chains to my life are strong but soon they'll be gone. I'll spread my wings one more time. Chorus: Is it
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[Bonus track] Winter has come for me, can't carry on. The Chains to my life are strong but soon they'll be gone. I'll spread my wings one more time. [
colors are gone You've become kind of gray And you're not like the swan That I knew yesterday... Now the pictures are wrong You've become kind of gray I imagine the swan
Musicians / animal targets We are a band And not a band of animals This masquerade Is more than I can bear There goes my reputation It's awful,
Every single princess on the planet Prayed to be invited to the ball Every Portia, Guinevere and Janet Would come by coach or boat to be here Most
could be better than a swan dive into the asphalt? I don't know Nothing can be better than a swan dive into the asphalt What could be better than a swan
My time, all my life Some way, I saved The memory, the pending The family, surround me A God given time A God given gift of life A time to take away,
an eagle in a sunbeam Ride it on out like you were a bird Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days Wear a tall hat and a tatooed gown Ride a white swan
in a sunbeam, Ride it all out like you were a bird. Wear a tall hat like the druids in the old days Wear a tall hat and a tattered gown Ride a white swan
foxes hiding Go on, still time for you to sail back to his side While I forget I ever saw you gliding Swans, swans, swans