His blood on my arm is warm as a bird His heart in my hand is heavy as lead His eyes through my eyes shine brighter than love Oh send out the raven, ahead of the dove His life in my mouth is less than a man His death on my breast is harder than stone His eyes through my eyes shine brighter than love Oh send out the raven ahead of the dove Oh send out the raven ahead of the dove Oh sing from your chains where you're chained in a cave Your eyes through my eyes shine brighter than love Your blood in my ballad collapses the grave Oh break from your branches a green branch of love After the raven has died for the dove