the birds they circle in the sky oh the birds they circle in the sky the birds the circle in the sky for all the blood red tears i cried oh the birds they circle in the sky see the man as he rushes towards the sun see the man as he rushes towards the sun the man as he rushes towards the sun straight into the arms of another one see the man as he rushes towards the sun but i hold a secret in my bones oh but i hold a secret in my bones what s that secret in my bones i carried it down to the dirt below for i know the secret in my bones the birds they circle in the sky oh the birds they circle in the sky the birds the circle in the sky for all the blood red tears i cried oh the birds they circle in the sky