The birds they sang at the break of day
"Start again", I heard them say
Don't dwell on what has passed away
Or what is yet to beAh, the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove, she will be caught again
Bought and sold and bought again
The dove is never freeRing the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets inWe asked for signs, the signs were sent
The birth betrayed, the marriage spent
Yeah, the widowhood of every government
Signs for all to seeI can't run no more with that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places say their prayers out loud
But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thundercloud
And they're going to hear from meRing the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets inYou can add up the parts, you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march, there is no drum
Every heart, every heart to love will come
But like a refugeeRing the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets inRing the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets inThat's how the light gets in
That's how the light gets in