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There once was a bird
Born noble and true
Who sang pretty songs
Like little birds do
A great beauty
At only ten and three
This wonderful winter bird
She flew from her roost
Side by side family
For honor, for duty, for love
But for such a bright city
It held so much darkness
The bird prey to a lion cub
And off with his head
The wolf he fell dead
And the pup was nowhere to be seen
So that winter bird was locked in a cage
Wishing once again to be free
The wolf in the north
Oh he heard her crying
But he had a battle to fight
Dead at a dinner
The lions the winner
To their pride leaders delight
The bird in her cage
Her pain and her rage
Let out a howl into the night
“Why do you still try? Your wings will never fly.”
The lioness said in her glorious roar
“Your wings they are clipped, unable to rise”
“They’re held together with glue”
“We’ll make you a lion. Isn’t that what you want?”
Well yes maybe that once was true.
Winter bird winter bird
Go spread your wings
Winter bird winter bird fly
Your people are crying
They’re starving and dying
Winter bird winter bird
Try
The winter bird heard a fast breeze approaching
Calling to her with a fool
The winter bird turned to the prison behind her
“If there’s one thing that’s true”
“The next time I see you, you’ll think I’m a nightmare”
“My wings will have talons not glue”
She flew to the east and under the mountain
She played the mockingbird’s song
And when he betrayed her to people who flayed her
She ran and continued to keep marching on
To the wall in the north
The white wolf he cried
The last of his family
His watch was over
He’d already died
So together they banded in grief
Winter bird winter bird
We don’t have an army
But you must take back your home
The winter bird heard this
And sang out a song
Calling her people alone
And when was all said and done
The winter bird won
She tore up the traitors and foes
Her husband cried as by those talons he died
As she reclaimed her home
Now winter bird winter bird
Let yourself rest
Before the battle for day
Winter bird winter bird
Don’t you fret
You’re stronger than them
In so many ways
For you said was true
Oh winter bird winter bird
Your wings they hold talons
Not glue