Third of May / Ōdaigahara 作曲 : Robin Pecknold Light ended the night but the song remained And I was hiding by the stair half here Half there past the lashing rain And as the sky e would petal white old innocent lies came to mind As we stood congregated at the firing line Night ended the fight but the song remained And so I headed to the wall Turned tail to call to the new domain As if in the sight of sea you're suddenly free But it's all the same Oh but I can hear you loud in the center Aren't we made to be crowded together like leaves Was I too slow did you change overnight Second son on the other line Now back in our town as a castaway I'm reminded of the time it all fell in line on the third of May As if it were designed painted in sand to be washed away Oh but I can hear you loud in the center Aren't we made to be crowded together like leaves Was I too slow did I change overnight Second son for the second time Can I be light and free If I lead you through the fury will you call to me And is all that I might owe you carved on ivory But all will fade all I say all I needed As a flash in the eye I wouldn't deny all receded Life unfolds in pools of gold I am only owed this shape if I make a line to hold To be held within one's self is deathlike oh I know But all will be for mine and me as we make it And the size of the fray can't take it away they won't make it I was a fool Crime after crime to confess to But I hold the fleet angel she'll bless you Hold fast to the wing hold fast to the wing