When No Birds Sang

The sun's new place
In a sky of empty space
When no birds sang

Tell me
Was Hillary awake
Did she hear me leave
Or the sound of breaking eggs

Tell me
Will you still enjoy the view?
Through the smoke into the blue

Tell me
Father, can you help explain?
Tell me how the sound escapes
Through 20-thousand window panes

The same old place
In a sky of empty space
When no birds sang

Tell me
Can you help explain?
Tell me how the sound escapes
Through 20-thousand window panes