So Long to Summer

So long to summer
We stand on the ledge of fall
The fog rolls in
And we begin
To heed the blackbird's call
Don't stay too long on the ground

Your wings are clipped, your wings are burned
Your feet are clubbed, your toes are turned
And if you fail to take the bait
Your fate may be to escape

Give out, give in
Begin again
Scrape the lonesome sky
No man calls, and no man comes
And no man claims your love

We speak our mind with curses
Repeat the chorus, rhyme the verses
We follow the flock, we follow the fold
Heedless of the winter's cold

Farewell to summer
We stand on the ledge of fall
The fog rolls in
And we begin
To heed the blackbird's call
Don't stay too long on the ground
Don't stay too long on the ground

There's only wind everlasting
And we are only shadows passing
Through the attic of our eyes
There's no room to be surprised

Give out, give in
Begin again
Scrape the lonesome sky
No man call and no man comes
And no man claims your love

So long to summer
We stand on the ledge of fall
The fog rolls in
We begin
To heed the blackbirds call
Don't stay too long on the ground
Don't stay too long on the ground