These birds can't fly Not the way they could before Broken wings don't work anymore And so, they stay low, whoa-oh These birds won't sing Can't remember how their voices ring The silence drowns out everything And so, they stay low, whoa-oh Generations will follow Live forever in sorrow If their life stays the same How can things ever change In a world so afraid of tomorrow? There's so much shame Hiding in the dark to avoid the blame Forgеtting who they are just to numb the pain And so, they stay, low, whoa-oh And so, they stay low, whoa-oh Generations will follow Live forever in sorrow If their life stays the same How can things ever change In a world so afraid of tomorrow? How can we be so cold, to someone we don't know? Take it all away with a glance with no second chance Sitting up in your house made of glass I hope they don't throw stones These birds can't fly Not the way they could before Broken wings don't work anymore And so, they stay low, whoa-oh Generations will follow Live forever in sorrow If their life stays the same How can things ever change In a world so afraid of tomorrow? Generations will follow Live forever in sorrow If their life stays the same How can things ever change In a world so afraid of tomorrow?