Lay down lay down
   Lay it all down
   Let your white birds smile up
   At the ones who stand and frown
   Lay down lay down
   Lay it all down
   Let your white birds smile up
   At the ones who stand and frown
  
   We were so close there was no room
   We bled inside each others' wounds
   We all had caught the same disease
   And we all sang the songs of peace
  
   [Chorus:]
   Lay down lay down
   Lay it all down
   Let your white birds smile up
   At the ones who stand and frown
   Lay down lay down
   Lay it all down
   Let your white birds smile up
   At the ones who stand and frown
  
   What if I told you were stupid, destructive, soulless
   Callous, murderous, malignant, belligerent, ignorant
   Would you believe me would you like that
   Or would you prove me wrong and fight back
   I'd like to take the sunshine right from the sky
   And let it shine on you through my eyes
   You see we all in the same boat trying to float
   So everybody grab a oar we can make it to shore
  
   [Chorus]
  
   We were so close there was no room
   We bled inside each others' wounds
   We all had caught the same disease
   And we all sang the songs of peace
  
   Some came to sing
   Some came to pray
   Some came to keep the dark away
   So raise the candles high
   'Cause if you don't we could stay
   Black against the night
   So raise them higher again
   And if you do we could stay dry against the rain
  
   [Chorus (repeat)]
  
  
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world spins 'round.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world's spinning 'round.
   We were so close there was no room,
   We bled inside each other's wounds,
   We all had caught the same disease,
   We all sang the songs of peace.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world spins 'round.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world's spinning 'round.
   So raise your candles high,
   Oh, did you know we cound save black against the night?
   Oh raise them higher again
   And if you do we could stay dry against the rain.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world spins 'round.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world's spinning 'round.
   We were so close there was no room,
   We bled inside each other's wounds,
   We all had caught the same disease,
   We all sang the songs of peace.
   Some came to sing,
   Some came to pray,
   Some came to keep
   The dark away.
   So raise your candles high,
   Oh, did you know we cound save black against the sky?
   Oh raise them higher again
   And if you do we could stay dry against the rain.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world spins around.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world's spinning 'round.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world spins around.
   Lay down, lay down
   Lay it all down,
   Let your white bird smile up
   While the world's spinning 'round.