There are birds in the darkness that douse electrical fires 有鸟在黑暗的扑灭电器火灾

Flaring up in nursing homes and the bedrooms of blind men 燃烧在养老院和盲人的卧室

Birds you cannot see 鸟你看不到

   

There are birds in the darkness who nest in wooden crutches 有鸟在黑暗中的木拐杖谁窝

Eye patches and bandages, broken spinal columns 眼罩和绷带，破碎的脊柱

And pots of winter plants 冬季植物的花盆

   

Birds you cannot see 鸟你看不到

Filling every tree 灌装每一棵树

Falling out of closets 闹翻厕

And perched on the hands of dying men 而栖息在垂死的人的手

   

There are birds in the darkness who lead lost dogs off highways 有鸟在黑暗中谁导致丢失的狗关高速公路

Steer boats past icebergs, save children stuck in wells 转向艇过去的冰山，拯救孩子卡在井

Birds you cannot see 鸟你看不到

   

There are birds in the darkness seen by those with tumors 有鸟在看到那些肿瘤黑暗

Circling common light bulbs with blue-feathered halos 盘旋共同灯泡，蓝色羽毛的光晕

And the sound of rain 而下雨的声音

   

Birds you cannot see 鸟你看不到

Filling every tree 灌装每一棵树

Falling out of closets 闹翻厕

And perched on the hands of dying men 而栖息在垂死的人的手