The lyrics paint a picture of a person speaking tenderly to a baby crow. The person has discovered that the mother crow has died so they take care of her egg and the young bird that soon hatches from it, hoping that it will become strong and healthy.
In the liner notes, Dustin said:
The lyrics are...
Mother crow feels no pain, speaks no word
Speckled egg, hatching slow
Bible-black baby bird
One day, fly over me
Placed you in a flannel coat, months fly by
Grow your bones, feathers, skin
Bible-black, by and by
You will spread your wings
One day, fly over me
Fly over, fly over me, over me
Fly over, fly over me
As the Crow Flies was written by Dustin Kensrue.
As the Crow Flies was produced by Thrice & Teppei Teranishi.
Thrice released As the Crow Flies on Tue Apr 15 2008.