Doves Songtext
von Balto

The white dove at morning called out and warned me
Don′t breathe in
The wind carries fire you knew as a child
It'll lure you in
And all the vultures sit on wires
Waiting for lightning to strike where you stand
With your arms across your chest
Enraptured, heaving in your breath at the end


In spite of the threat I decided to let my guard down
I stood there for hours with three frozen flowers
And watched the crowd
Saw blind children throwing darts
Sticking in all four walls and themselves
I saw their mothers watching sadly
Scatter ashes like red petals on the ground

Tell me what′s the harm
In looking back, in holding on
An endless hope sure takes long
To quiet down, to let you out

The white dove of longing calls from the falling snow tonight
"We turned out the street lamps, I'll cover your footsteps
Won't you come on outside?"
And so I went down to the river
Broke the ice and sang the saddest song I know
And with the water to my waist I came to know
I was afraid to turn and go


Tell me what′s the harm
In looking back, in holding on
An endless hope sure takes long
To quiet down, to let you out