All the Crows in Portland Lyrics

Walk down by the river

The sky is grey

And I have nowhere

To be today

The trees are alive

With a murder of crows

My own decay

Assaults my nose

Maybe I'll lie down on the grass

Embrace my own end

And become a feast

For all the crows in Portland

Breeze off the river

Brings blood to my face

As I stand despairing

Of this human race

Empty old buildings

A village of tents

Inadequate shelter

Paltry defense

What new misery waits for us

Just around the next bend

I'll blindly follow my guides

All the crows in the Portland

Fire rains down

Half the world away

Children hide underground

Just to see the next day

What use are my words

In a dark and hostile world

It's not much of a message

But it's what I can send

May it fly on the wings

Of all the crows in Portland