[Verse 1]
I can't wait out the longest journey
Must lose the grip at the fingertip
I won't return from the circumscription
Walking past the compass now
To forget my dream
[Pre-Chorus]
Shut down my mind
Is the heart brave enough yet?
Uncover the skies and show me the birds
[Chorus]
The birds, they rise
Premonitions of the other side
[Verse 2]
Time well spent In the chapel of Eschaton
Smog of days through nights the same
Oh the spell is kicking in
I commend the dereliction
Last look at hеr cityscape before thе change
[Pre-Chorus]
Shut down my mind
Is the heart brave enough yet?
Uncover the skies and show me the birds
[Chorus]
The birds, they rise
Premonitions of the other side
[Bridge]
(Follow the birds)
179-375
(Follow the birds)
592-218
(Follow the birds)
179-375
(Follow the birds)
592-218
[Pre-Chorus]
Shut down my mind
Is the heart brave enough yet?
Uncover the skies and show me the birds
[Chorus]
The birds, they rise
Premonitions of the other side
Birds was written by Jonas Renkse.
Birds was produced by Katatonia.
The main riff was something I wrote a while ago, but I put it aside because I thought it resembled the band Paradise Lost too much, which was one of our biggest influences when we started Katatonia 30 years ago. But when I looked back on it later, I thought, ‘Why not make a song out of it?’ Because...