Lyrics

On the dark side of the planet
Underneath a purple sky
From a mighty iron tower
Let the silent song bird fly
Rising up toward the heavens
Speeding out into the night
With my radio receiver
I can hear the song bird's flight

And the people in their houses
In their buildings and their cars
Listen to the songbird passing
As it climbs up to the stars
Listen to the songbird rising
On its ever-spreading wings
It could be a hundred thousand years
Till once again the songbird sings

On the far side of the galaxy
Circling a distant sun
Maybe some day someone else will hear
The songbird's lonely song
Perhaps they'll take a moment
To salute the memory
Of the long-departed ones
Who set the songbird free

And the people in their houses
In their buildings and their cars
Listen to the songbird passing
As it climbs up to the stars
Listen to the songbird rising
On its ever-spreading wings
It could be a hundred thousand years
Till once again the songbird sings
Till once again the songbird sings