No one's grieving for the sparrow, though she won't ever soar again She's laying broken-winged by the stem of a poison oak Please somebody, somewhere make it burst into leafs Once upon a time the sky turned red Once upon my mind the sparrow fled Every flower on this planet is blooming right before my feet A star is shooting, yeah well right into my mouth Think somebody, somewhere make it burst into leafs Once upon a time the sky turned red Once upon my mind the sparrow fled Once a sun did shine, feeding the things to be Once upon a time the sparrow was free But I turned to the paper moon in terms of corruption and greed But I knew what the answer would be 'cause the sparrow was me