The Bell And The Blackbird
The chorus tips-a-hat to the nursery rhyme 'Hey Diddle, Diddle, The Cat And The Fiddle' in particular Tolkien's interpretation in 'The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late' a Hobbit poem composed by Bilbo Baggins.
Lyrics:
Everybody has their say
Some don't listen
So sublime no derision
Smitten with Hubris eye
Full of pride and self-devotion
Reached a higher place
Somewhere out there
Dance the horned cow
Wag the tufted tail
Jump the sickle moon
See the crowned crow
Shiny rainbow-wings
As the dark bell tolls
Music fade away
No time no rhythm
Shouldn't it have been everlasting?
Came as no surprise
Darkness falling
Nothing left to give
Nothing left to share
Dance the horned cow
Wag the tufted tail
Jump the sickle moon
See the crowned crow
Shiny rainbow-wings
As the dark bell tolls
Still a blackbird sings
Curtain starts to fall
Tide is turning
Is anything ever never-ending?
Nothing as it seems
No forgiveness
Even if they should
Even though they could
Is there anybody who really cared?
Dance, the horned cow
Wag the tufted tail
Jump the sickle moon
See the crowned crow
Shiny rainbow-wings
As the dark bell tolls
Jump the sickle moon
See the crowned crow
Shiny rainbow-wings
As the dark bell tolls
Still a blackbird sings
Blackbird
Blackbird
Blackbird
What about tomorrow?
Embrace a brand-new day
All that can't be mended
We'll carry along the way
Blackbird's still singing
Hear blackbird sing
Blackbird's still singing
Hear blackbird sing
Songs of hope it sings
Feel the joy it brings
As the old bell ringsmore