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Blackbird (The Beatles cover)

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Blackbird (The Beatles cover) Lyrics

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
Life, all your life, all your life
You were only waiting
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life, all your life
You were only waiting
You were only waiting for this moment
For this moment to be free

Oh Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Fly into the black dark night
Fly into the black dark night
Fly

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

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mellow_harsher On Jun 02, 2017

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Mellow_Harsher

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2017-06-02 15:33:20

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