Everybird Songtext
von Peter Gabriel

It′s not the place that I grew up in
It's not the body I was born with
They′re not the trees that I once played in
That now surround us, bars in our prison
Every bird was born with feathers
Every wing was shaped to fly
We spin around till we stop all motion
Let the heart move us until the earth can touch the sky
In my hunger deep in my bones, in a thousand deserted homes
Any time that you feel alone, I will find you where you are
Go where you are
In the garden behind the wall, spinning coins and I watch them fall
Though I've lost all the wherewithal, I will find you where you are
Go where you are
I sing like the earth as you dance on my skin, and
Memories release the future so this living can begin
Not in the ship that charts the heavens
Not in the words that fall like hailstones
Not in the light you disappear in


I'll be the mirror you can see through
Every bird was born with feathers
Every wing was shaped to fly
We spin around till we stop all motion
Let the heart move us until the earth can touch the sky
In all the lines etched on your face, in a stretch that cut open
Space, any place that you leave a
Trace, I will find you where you are
Go where you are
In the city inside the wall, where
You watched all the young ones fall
Though we′ve lost all the will with
All, I will find you where you are
Go where you are
Build this nest with blood and feathers
Build a world to bring back life
Build a place that holds a future, can hold
The future for all who come when we are gone
When we are gone