Verse 1]
There once was a Jackdow, smallest of the crows
Wore kindness like armor, though nobody knows
It met a dark Raven with nothing but charm
Who smiled while it slowly did Jackdow harm
[Verse 2]
Feathers fell softly like tears on the stone
The Jackdow thought pain was the fault of its own
It covered its body in Raven disguise
But the mirror still whispered, "You're living a lie"
[Chorus]
And oh, how it longed to be free
From a love that felt more like debris
But a friend, just a Jackdow, held fast through the storm
Said, "You’re perfect, you're broken, but that makes you warm"
And the Jackdow believed it—though not fully yet
Scars on the feathers, but trying to forget
[Verse 3]
Now enter the Raven, brown-necked and worn
Mocked since the day that its story was born
It searched out a Crow, found a flash of a flame
But love turned to silence, then silence to shame
[Verse 4]
It met a wild Cockatoo, danced in the breeze
But bled old regrets on the wings of its peace
So it drifted again through the midnight and gray
Until it met Jackdow, and bright turned the day
[Chorus]
And oh, how the Raven did fall
For a bird that saw through it all
They’d laugh under starlight and talk without end
But love isn’t easy when trust has to bend
And though the Raven gave all that it knew
The Jackdow saw friend, not the love that was true
[Bridge]
Another Raven, from another world
Caught Jackdow's gaze, and a new love unfurled
And the Brown-necked one knew it would never belong
So it weaned off the friendship it’d cherished so long
[Final Chorus]
But oh, when the night wind is low
You can hear the soft caw in the glow
Of a Raven who still, from a distance apart
Whispers, "I love you, with all of my heart"
And should the Jackdow fall out of the sky
The Raven will catch it, no questions why
[Outro]
Feathers may falter, and voices may fade
But love leaves a shadow that won’t be unmade
Forever and always, through sorrow and flame
The Raven still calls out the Jackdow’s name
