Swallows Lyrics

On the day that you were born

Morning swallows kissed the sun

The brilliant butterflies at dawn

Danced upon the heather

On the day that you were five

All the forests came alive

The bees burst out from in the hive

To greet you in the meadow

On the day you were a man

Plough I placed into your hand

And clay and loam and stone and sand

Marked your skin like fire

On the day you will but see

Shadows where I used to be

Far across the frosted fields

In echoes of the river

Leave the dead to make their own way home

Now the song is yours to make your own

Step outside, see the morning swallows

Step outside, see the morning swallows

Step outside now, see the morning swallows

Step outside now, see the morning swallows