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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian
Vocals
Dan Monti
Dan Monti
Guitar
Mario Pagliarulo
Mario Pagliarulo
Bass
Troy Ziegler
Troy Ziegler
Drums
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian
Producer
Chad Bamford
Chad Bamford
Engineer
Dan Monti
Dan Monti
Mixing Engineer
Ryan Kennedy
Ryan Kennedy
Assistant Engineer
Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We're the day birds
Deciding to fly against the sky
Within our dreams we all wake up
To kiss the ones who are born to die
We're the greying herds
Hurt each other with our lies
Within our dreams we all wake up
To kiss the ones who are born
Born to die, born to die
[Verse 2]
The drum fish, they beached themselves in Harakiri
The blackbirds, they fell in thousands from the sky
Their red wings streaming down from the higher seas
Deflected by the ground, they crowned the sun
[Verse 3]
They crowned the sun (They crowned the sun)
They crowned the sun (They crowned the sun)
But I believe that they are free when their time was done
(Their time was done)
They were drowned by the only one (They crowned the sun)
But I believe that they are free washed by the sun
[Verse 4]
Our statues, the soaring edifice of our times
Detracted from the ways of the wise
The future will view all history as a crime
So father, tell us, when is the time to rise?
[Verse 5]
They crowned the sun (They crowned the sun)
They crowned the sun (They crowned the sun)
But I believe that they are free when their time was done
(Their time was done)
They were drowned by the only one (They crowned the sun)
But I believe that they are free
[Verse 6]
We're the day birds
Deciding to fly against the sky
Within our dreams we all wake up
To kiss the ones who are born to die
We're the greying herds
Hurt each other with our lies
Within our dreams we all wake up
To kiss the ones who are born
Born to die
[Verse 7]
They crowned the sun (They crowned the sun)
They crowned the sun (They crowned the sun)
But I believe that they are free when their time was done
(Their time was done)
They were drowned by the only one (They crowned the sun)
But I believe that they are free, they crowned the sun
(They crowned the sun)
They crowned the sun (They crowned the sun)
But I believe that they are free
And we believe that they are free
'Cause I believe that they are me
Washed by the sun
Written by: Serj Tankian

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