[Verse 1]

He took her hands, he stole her lands

Branded her for living

Cast aside and vilified

No sign of forgiving

[Chorus]

So give her back her magpie wings

They taught her how to steal and sing

Instead, he clipped and had her whipped

She was left to wander sinning

[Verse 2]

He crushed her pride and stole her sight

She was left to travel blind

And stumble past the dead and done

Fortune mocking at her side

[Chorus]

So give her back hеr raven eyes

Thе only way she knows to cry

As silent tears roll to her chest

Where she longs for those who died

[Verse 3]

He cut her tongue, took all she'd sung

Words she spoke when she was young

The words they whispered down the dale

Words she swore to never fail

[Chorus]

So give her back her starling song

Over winters, she's passed on

To sing to fledglings flying nests

Secrets kept and carried on

[Verse 4]

With air and earth and water crowned

To ashes buried underground

She holds no place in this disgrace

Liminal yet duty bound

The heron brings the swan will take

Harbour secrets never found

[Chorus]

So give her back her heron's beak

So she can reach what lies beneath

Forever never feather crowned

She'll be waiting quietly