"The Crane Wife 3" as written by and Colin Meloy....
And under the boughs unbowed
All clothed in a snowy shroud
She had no heart so hardened
All under the boughs unbowed
Each feather it fell from skin
'Til threadbare while she grew thin
How were my eyes so blinded?
Each feather it fell from skin
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
A gray sky, a bitter sting
A rain cloud, a crane on wing
All out beyond horizon
A gray sky, a bitter sting
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
All clothed in a snowy shroud
She had no heart so hardened
All under the boughs unbowed
Each feather it fell from skin
'Til threadbare while she grew thin
How were my eyes so blinded?
Each feather it fell from skin
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
A gray sky, a bitter sting
A rain cloud, a crane on wing
All out beyond horizon
A gray sky, a bitter sting
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
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"The Crane Wife 3" as written by Colin Meloy
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Or, it's just telling the end of the story. Beautiful song.
Then I think he says "bitter stain" rather than "bitter skin" followed by "a rain cloud, a crane on me" I'm not sure if it is "on me" though I am sure it is Crane rather than rain. Then, "All out beyond horizon," not "behind"
That he says "stain" makes sense because in track 9 (crane wife 1 and 2) he says "it was a white crane it was a helpless thing upon a red stain with an arrow in its wing"
Good song, but curiosity leads me to wonder why they decided to order the album so that part 3 to the Crane Wife story comes before parts one and two.
And under the boughs unbound
All clothed in a snowy shroud
She had no heart so hardened
All under the boughs unbound
And for the third verse I hear-
A grey sky, a bitter sting
A rain could, a crane on wing
All out beyond horizon
A grey sky, a bitter sting
Anywho, I think this song is really amazing and I've been listening to it for over half an hour now.