The Nightingale Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Lofoten 

Cover art for The Nightingale lyrics by PJ Harvey

Is the second part:

As untoned steams/Were angels around me/As untoned steams/Became angels around me/ As untoned steams/Crushed these angels around me/As untoned steams/Were like angels around me

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Well, it seems that it's "Heads on top of sticks were like angels around me"