Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
Let your white birds fly up
And the ones who stand frown
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
Let your white birds fly up
And the ones who stand frown
We were so close, there was no room
We bled inside each other's wounds
We all had caught the same disease
And we all sang the songs of peace
guitar solo
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
Let your white birds fly up
And the ones who stand frown
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
Let your white birds fly up
And the ones who stand frown
So raise the candles high
Cause if you don't we could stay black against the night
Oh, raise the wire again
And if you do we could stay dry against the rain
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
Let your white birds fly up
And the ones who stand frown
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
Lay down, lay down
Lay it all down
Let your white birds fly up
And the ones who stand frown
the ground
We were so close there was no room
We bled inside each other's wounds
We all had caught the same disease
And we all sang the song of peace

all side
the songs of peace
some came
to sing
some came to pray
some came to keep
the dark
away
so raise
the candles
high
cause if you know we could stay
black against the sky
I'll
raise them
higher again
and if you do
we could stay
fly against the rain
lay down
lay down
lay it all down
let your white birds smile up
and the ones staring around
you gotta
lay down
lay it all down
let your white birds
smile up
and the ones staring around
you gotta
lay down
lay it all down
let your white birds
smile up
and the ones staring around
you gotta
lay down
lay it all down