I was waken late the other night   There was a bird trapped in my heart   I tried to open up and let it out   Before it tore my chest apart      I tossed and turned, I prayed for it to stop   I scratched my face an' tore my sheets   But I was way too late, my heart was gone   And in its place these bird wings beat      And I was waken from a day to day dream   There was a bird trapped in my mind   I tried to open up and let it out   But there was no use in tryin'      And where I once had a head full of thoughts   Of happiness and daily things   There is only strange darkness now   And in the darkness this bird sings      I'm comin' down the mountain   I've been comin' for some time   I'm comin' down the mountain   And this whole dark valley is mine      Oh Ballerina, where have you gone   I've been dreamin' of you   Honey, where have you gone      Oh Ballerina, where have you gone   I've been dreamin' of you   Since the day you were born, yeah      Oh my, yeah