ANTHEM

It turns that older one gets, the more deeply one gets into the depth of the wisdom in the messages in this 'anthem'. It is not to do with intelligence, it is just to do with being in world longer. Increasingly it's a much more profound experience listening now compared to earlier on and the when thinking about vulnerability, distress and homelessness.

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Lyrics 

The birds they sang 

The birds they sang

At the break of day.

I heard them say.

Don't dwell on what has passed away

Or what is yet to be

Ah, the wars they will be fought again

The holy dove, she will be caught again 

Bought and sold, and bought again

The dove is never free

Ring the bells that still can ring.

Forget your perfect offering 

There is a crack, a crack in everything .

That's how the light gets in 

We asked for signs 

The signs were sent 

The birth betrayed 

The marriage spent 

Yeah, and the widowhood .

 Of every government 

Signs for all to see.

I can't run no more

With that lawless crowd 

While the killers in high places 

Say their prayers out loud 

 But they've summoned, they've summoned up 

A thundercloud.

They're going to hear from me 

Ring the bells that still can ring 

Forget your perfect offering 

There is a crack, a crack in everything 

That's how the light gets in 

You can add up the parts 

But you won't have the sum 

 But you won't have the sum 

 You can strike up the march 

There is no drum 

Every heart, every heart 

To love will come 

But like a refugee 

Ring the bells that still can ring 

Forget your perfect offering 

 There is a crack, a crack in everything 

That's how the light gets in

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering.

There is a crack, a crack in everything 

That's how the light gets in

That's how the light gets in 

That's how the light gets in

At the break of day 

I heard them say 

Don't dwell on what has passed away 

Or what is yet to be 

Ah, the wars they will be fought again

The holy dove, she will be caught again 

Bought and sold, and bought again 

The dove is never free 

Ring the bells that still can ring 

Forget your perfect offering 

There is a crack, a crack in everything 

That's how the light gets in 

We asked for signs 

The signs were sent 

 The birth betrayed 

The marriage spent

Yeah, and the widowhood

Of every government.

Signs for all to see 

I can't run no more 

With that lawless crowd 

While the killers in high places 

But they've summoned, they've summoned up 

A thundercloud  

They're going to hear from me

 

Ring the bells that still can ring 

Forget your perfect offering 

There is a crack, a crack in everything 

That's how the light gets in 

You can add up the parts 

But you won't have the sum 

You can strike up the march 

There is no drum 

Every heart, every heart 

To love will come 

But like a refugee 

Ring the bells that still can ring 

Forget your perfect offering 

There is a crack, a crack in everything 

That's how the light gets in 

Ring the bells that still can ring 

Forget your perfect offering 

There is a crack, a crack in everything 

That's how the light gets in 

That's how the light gets in 

That's how the light gets in