On a night of raging thunder She came riding a screaming revelation On a night of hammering hunger She a**embled her congregation Sing little black sister Sing for the sad crow king Sing little black sister Sing for the trembling skin From steel you forged your metal heart Like nightfall you made it hard and dark When you grow strong I grow silent and weak When you grow wings I grow a crow's black beak Sing little sister Sing little black sister Sing for the sad crow king Sing little black sister Sing for the trembling skin In the playhouse dancing slowly An unforgiven couple They speak with just one voice Low and pale and hollow The oxeye daisies they all carry an even number So love is lost between the two And their dance is an uneasy slumber Sing little black sister Sing for the sad crow king Sing little black sister Sing for the trembling skin Sing little black sister Sing for the ghost you bring Sing little black sister Sing for the sad crow king