Farewell Transmission

[Verse 1] The whole place is dark Every light on this side of the town Suddenly it all went down Now we'll all be brothers of The fossil fire of the sun Now we will all be sisters of The fossil blood of the moon [Verse 2] Someone must have set 'em up Now they'll be workin' in the cold, grey rock Now they'll be workin' in the hot mill steam Now they'll be workin' in the concrete In the sirens and the silences now All thе great setup hearts All at oncе start to beat [Verse 3] After tonight, if you don't want this to be A secret out of the past I will resurrect it, I'll have a good go at it I'll streak his blood across my beak Dust my feathers with his ash I can feel his ghost breathin' down my back [Chorus] I will try and know whatever I try I will be gone, but not forever I will try and know whatever I try I will be gone, but not forever [Verse 4] The real truth about it is No one gets it right Real truth about it is We're all supposed to try There ain't no end to the sands I've been tryin' to cross The real truth about it is My kind of life's no better off It's got the map for if it's lost [Chorus] We will try and know whatever we try We will be gone, but not forever Come on, let's try and know whatever we try We will be gone, but not forever [Verse 5] The real truth about it is There ain't no end to the desert I'll cross I've really known it all along Mama, here comes midnight with the dead moon in its jaws Must be the big star about to fall Mama, here comes midnight with the dead moon in its jaws Must be the big star about to fall [Outro] Long dark blues Will-o'-the-wisp Long dark blues The big star is fallin' Long dark blues Through the static and distance Long dark blues A farewell transmission Listen Long dark blues Listen