Little blackbird, little blackbird flying 'round my head Little blackbird it's the things that he never said Little black bird, little black bird, my hearts a heavy stone And I have no more love to give, I have no home of my own And here is the secret, death comes when its called We beg it to take us, the lift and the fall Little Starling, little starling I want to be free Little starling don't you leave without taking me Little starling, little starling he's locked me away He's told me I can sing my way out of this grave And here is the secret we're born in our dreams And this waking and this living is not what it seems Little blackbird, little blackbird flying round my head Little blackbird it's the things that he never said Little black bird my hearts a heavy stone And I have no more love to give, I have no home of my own And here is the secret, death comes when its called We beg it to take us, the lift and the fall And here is the secret we're born in our dreams And this waking and this living is not what it seems