[Verse 1]
The Nightingale sings each morning
Her sweet song weaved in midnight's thread
'Neath her veil a kingdom calling
If I could leave this grassy bed

[Chorus]
When I told you I was afraid to fall
Really I was afraid to fly at all

[Verse 2]
Deep in trial bound in burning
Her restless charms have broken through
Between cheap denial and restless yearning
To run from harm is all I knew

[Chorus]
When I told you I was afraid to fall
Really I was afraid to fly
When I told you I was afraid to fall
Really I was afraid to fly at all

[Bridge]
We fly
We fall
From the summers golden race
To the murky ocean floors
Sometimes there's a cause we're calling for
Mostly it seems we're chasing dreams to the shore

[Verse 1]
The Nightingale flies tonight
And I know the spell she's weaving
It's not like I can't stand the fight
I just can't stand the leaving

[Chorus]
When I told you I was afraid to fall
Really I was afraid to fly
When I told you I was afraid to fall
Really I was afraid to fly at all