Rooks Lyrics

Lyric discussion by zalbicollis 

Cover art for Rooks lyrics by Shearwater

The last verse references the poem "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats. It begins:

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold"

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The falcons in the song are not circling, but they are a sign of the end of days.