Farewell transmission

Now, 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 fires of the sun Now we will all be sisters of The fossil blood of the moon Now they'll be working in the cold grey rock Now they'll be working in the concrete streets Now they'll be working in the hot mill steam In the sirens and the silences now All those great set-up hearts; All at once start to beat After tonight if you don't want it to be A secret out of the past; I will resurrect it; have a good look at it Streak its blood across my beak; Dust my feathers in its ash Feel his ghost breathing down my back I will try, and know whatever I try I will be gone, but not forever We will try, and know whatever we try We'll be gone, but not forever I will let everything be what it will; It really is this cold and dark in hell At least this town's bein' honest with itself; With some of you, it's gettin' hard to tell The real truth about it is Is no one gets it right The real truth about it is We're all supposed to try There's no end to the sands I've been trying to cross; The real truth about it is My kind of life's no better off If I've got the map, or if I'm lost I only start to taste the dust; And I forget who I am, and what; Who I am, and was There ain't no end to the desert I'll cross; I've really knew 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 Long dark blues; Will of the wisp Long dark blues; The ageless darkness Long dark blues; A big star is falling Long dark blues Listen: Long dark blues; Through the static and distance Long dark blues; A farewell transmission Long dark blues... Listen... Listen... Listen... Listen... Listen...