The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Soundtrack Album Lyrics

There's blood on the side of the mountain
There's writing all over the wall
Shadows of us are still dancin'
In every room and every hall
There's snow fallin' over the city
You thought that it would wash away
The bitter taste of my fury
And all of the messes you made
Yeah, you think that you got away

But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze
My footsteps on the ground
You'll see my face in every place
But you can't catch me now
Through wading grass, the months will pass
You'll feel it all around
I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere
But you can't catch me now
No, you can't catch me now

Bet you thought I'd never do it
Thought it'd go over my head
I bet you figured I'd pass with the winter
Be somethin' easy to forget
Oh, you think I'm gone 'cause I left

But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze
My footsteps on the ground
You'll see my face in every place
But you can't catch me now
Through wading grass, the months will pass
You'll feel it all around
I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere
But you can't catch me now
No, you can't catch me now

Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh

You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm comin' like a storm into your town
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm higher than the hopes that you brought down
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm comin' like a storm into your town
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm higher than the hopes that you brought down
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm comin' like a storm into your town
You can't, you can't catch me now
You can't, you can't, you can't

There's blood on the side of the mountain
It's turning a new shade of red
Yeah, sometimes the fire you founded
Don't burn the way you'd expect
Yeah, you thought that this was the end

Are you, are you comin' to the tree
Where they strung up a man they say murdered three?
Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be
If we met up at midnight in the hangin' tree

Are you, are you comin' to the tree
Where the dead man called out for his love to flee?
Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be
If we met up at midnight in the hangin' tree

Are you, are you comin' to the tree
Where I told you to run so we'd both be free?
Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be
If we met up at midnight in the hangin' tree

Are you, are you comin' to the tree?
Wear a necklace of rope side by side with me
Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be
If we met up at midnight in the hangin' tree

I'm dizzy from spinnin'
I'm weaved around your finger like your own
I'm dangled like a damsel, tangled in your charm
I'm warm like a sweater no longer keepin' me warm

Who?
Who's peekin' out behind the wool?
Who?
Who? Is it a monster or a fool
Peekin' out behind the wool?

Were you just like me
Once upon a time
When you were set free?
When the haunting's in your mind?
I'm longin' to be faithful, wantin' to be kind
Now you howl at the moon when the wolf stars callin'
Almost innocent like fresh snow fallin'

Who?
Who's peekin' out behind the wool?
Who?
Who? Is it a monster or a fool
Peekin' out behind the wool?

Who?
Who's peekin' behind the wool?
Who?
Who? Is it a monster or a fool
Peekin' out behind the wool?
Who?
Who's peekin' behind the wool?
Who?
Who? Is it a monster or a fool
Peekin' out behind the wool?
I'm peekin' out behind the wool

You can't take my past
You can't take my history
You could take my pa
But his name's a mystery

Nothing you can take from me was ever worth keepin'
Nothing you can take
Was ever worth keepin' (singing? Is she out of her mind?)
You can't take my charm
You can't take my humor
You can't take my wealth (Capitol says keep rolling)
'Cause it's just a rumor
Nothin' you can take was ever worth keepin'
You can't take my sass
You can't take my talkin'
You can kiss my ass

In the time of the harvest, the leaves fallin' down
I held with my true love, could reap from the ground
But the bounty of a garden can all rot away
Without love and protection and a hard wheel to stay

I'll never have a garden again
Where I fall to my knees and work with a lamp
Now I'm just prayin' with two dirty hands
I'll never, no, never have a garden again

For the land, it can dry up and seasons will change
A weak love of falter and hearts rearranged
Gardens need sunshine and gardens need rain
And my tears are too salty to water the garden

But I'm dreamin' of a garden again
Where I fall to my knees and work with a lamp
'Til then I'll be prayin' with two dirty hands
I'm dreamin', yes, dreamin' of a garden again

Now, me and my new love, the seeds for the soul
Are tendin' the soil and planting a rose
For after the winter comes springtime again
And the garden can grow like a heart that can mend

I'm livin' in the garden again
Where I fall to my knees and work with a lamp
And I keep on prayin' with two dirty hands
I'm livin', yes, livin' in the garden again
I'm livin', yes, livin' in the garden again

When I was a babe, I fell down in the holler
When I was a girl, I fell into your arms
We fell on hard times and we lost our bright color
You went to the dogs and I lived by my charms

I danced for my dinner, spread kisses like honey
You stole and you gambled and I said you should
We sang for our suppers, we drank up our money
Then, one day, you left, sayin' I was no good

Well, alright, I'm bad, but then you're no prize either
Alright, I'm bad, but then that's nothin' new
You say you won't love me, I won't love you neither
Just let me remind you what I am to you

'Cause I am the one who looks out when you're leapin'
I am the one who knows how you were brave
And I am the one who heard what you said sleepin'
I'll take that and more when I go to my grave

It's sooner than later that I'm six feet under
It's sooner than later that you'll be alone
So who will you turn to tomorrow? I wonder
For when the bell rings, lover, you're on your own

I am the one who you let see you weepin'
I know the soul that you struggle to save
Too bad I'm the bet that you lost in the reapin'
Now, what will you do when I go to my grave?

My heart is sad and I am lonely
For the only one I love
When shall I see him? Oh, no never
'Til we meet in Heaven above

Oh, bury me beneath the willow
Under the weepin' willow tree
So he will know where I am sleepin'
And perhaps, he'll weep for me

He told me that he dearly loved me
How could I believe it untrue?
Until the angel softly whispered
"He will prove untrue to you"

Oh, bury me beneath the willow
Under the weepin' willow tree
So he will know where I am sleepin'
And perhaps, he'll weep for me

Tomorrow was our wedding day
Oh God, oh God, where can he be?
He's out a-courting with another
And no longer cares for me

Oh, bury me beneath the willow
Under the weepin' willow tree
So he will know where I am sleepin'
And perhaps, he'll weep for me

You're headed for heaven
The sweet old hereafter
And I've got one foot in the door
But before I can fly up
I've loose ends to tie up
Right here in the old therebefore

I'll be along
When I've finished my song (Dr. Gaul, she won)
When I've shut down the band (it's over, let her out)
When I've played out my hand
When I've paid all my debts (why aren't they attacking her?)
When I have no regrets, right here (must be the singing)
In the old therebefore (it's calming them) (she can't sing forever)

I'll catch you up
When I've emptied my cup
When I've worn out my friends
When I've burned out both ends
When I've cried all my tears
When I've conquered my fears
Right here
In the old therebefore
When nothing is left anymore

I'll bring the news
When I've danced off my shoes
When my body's closed down
When my boat's run aground
When I've tallied the score
And I'm flat on the floor
Right here
In the old therebefore
When nothing is left anymore

When I'm pure like a dove
When I've learned how to love
Right here
In the old therebefore
When nothing is left anymore

These days, I'm not goin'
See, the comfort I tried to shake's only growin'
I don't know which way to play these card I'm always holdin'
Well, I thought by givin' my hand a break, I would know then

Burn me once, shame on you
Burn me twice and the blame walks for you
He thought it'd be nice to hold the eyes I can't see
And if you burn me three times, then the blame's on me

You see, my heart's been open
What once was a place for all those fickle boys to leave a hole in
But I've met a good man and all I want is to hold him
Close to my chest, much like these cards, it feels like I'm foldin'

Burn me once, shame on you
Burn me twice and the blame walks for you
He thought it'd be nice to hold the eyes I can't see
And if you burn me three times, then the blame's on me
Burn me once, shame on you
Burn me twice and the blame walks for you
He thought it'd be nice to hold the eyes I can't see
And if you burn me three times, then the blame's on me
And if you burn me three times, then the blame's on me

[Instrumental]

You can't take my past
You can't take my history
You could take my pa
But his name's a mystery

Nothing you can take from me was ever worth keepin'
Nothing you can take
Was ever worth keepin' (singing? Is she out of her mind?)
You can't take my charm
You can't take my humor
You can't take my wealth (Capitol says keep rolling)
'Cause it's just a rumor
Nothin' you can take was ever worth keepin'
You can't take my sass
You can't take my talkin'
You can kiss my ass

Take me back to the woods where she left me
Let me walk through them hills all alone
Where your love still wanders through the valley
And the vines have covered up our cabin home

Far away in a great Northern forest
There's a place where I once loved to dwell
And it feels like my poor heart is breaking
For the girl that I used to love so well

So take me back to the woods where she left me
Let me walk through them hills all alone
Where your love still wanders through the valley
And the vines have covered up our cabin home

Now the years fly by just like an eagle
And it's castin' a shadow down below
My memories are piercin' like a needle
And I know that I got nowhere left to go

So take me back to the woods where she left me
Let me walk through them hills all alone
Where your love still wanders through the valley
And the vines have covered up our cabin home

If I ever make it back to our cabin
Well, that's where I'd wanna be forever more
When I die, you can lay me there beside her
Where the vines have covered up the door

So take me back to the woods where she left me
Let me walk through them hills all alone
Where your love still wanders through the valley
And the vines have covered up our cabin home

Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray
And when I crossed the wild
I chanced to see the break of day
The solitary child

No mate, no comrade, Lucy knew
She dwelt where none abide
The sweetest thing that ever grew
Upon the mountainside

You yet may spy the fawn at play
The hare among the green
But the sweet face of Lucy Gray
Will never more be seen

"Tonight will be a stormy night
You, to the town, must go
And take a lantern, child, to light
Your mother through the snow"

"That, Father, will I gladly do
'Tis scarcely afternoon
The village clock has just struck two
And yonder is the moon"

At this, the Father turned his hook
To kindling for the day
He plied his work and Lucy took
The lantern on her way

As carefree as a mountain doe
A fresh new path, she broke
Her feet dispersed the powdery snow
That rose up just like smoke

Everyone's born as clean as a whistle
As fresh as a daisy and not a bit crazy
Staying that way is a hard row for hoeing
As rough as a briar, like walkin' through fire

This world, it's dark, this world, it's scary
I've taken some hits, so no wonder I'm wary
It's why I need you
You're as pure as the driven snow

Everyone wants to be like a hero
The cake with the cream or the doer, not dreamer
Well, doing's hard work, but it takes some to change things
Like goat's milk to butter, like ice blocks to water

This world goes blind when children are dying
I turn into dust, but you never stop trying
It's why I love you
You're as pure as the driven snow

Cold and clean
Swirling over my skin
You cloak me
You soak right in down to my heart

Everyone thinks they know all about me
They slap me with labels and spit out their fables
You came along and you knew it was lyin'
You saw the ideal me and, yes, that's the real me

This world, it's cruel with troubles aplenty
You asked for a reason, I've got three and twenty
For why I trust you
You're as pure as the driven snow

It's why I trust you
You're as pure as the driven snow

Oh, little redbird, come to my windowsill
Been so lonesome shakin' that morning chill
Oh, little redbird, open your mouth and say
Been so lonesome, just about flown away

So long I've been out in the rain and snow
But a winter's come and gone, a little bird told me so

Oh, little bluebird, pearly feather breast
Five cold nickels' all that I got left
Oh, little bluebird, what am I gonna do?
Five cold nickels ain't gonna see me through

So long I've been out in the rain and snow
But a winter's come and gone, a little bird told me so

Oh, little blackbird on my wire line
Dark as trouble in this heart of mine
Poor little blackbird sings a worried song
Dark as trouble 'til the winter's come and gone

So long I've been out in the rain and snow
But a winter's come and gone, a little bird told me so
So long I've been out in the rain and snow
But a winter's come and gone, a little bird told me so

One, two, three, four, woo!

Well, there's a dark and a troubled side of life
There's a bright and a sunny side, too
Though we meet with the darkness and strife
Oh, the sunny side we also may view

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life

Woo!
Yeah!
C'mon!

Oh, the storm and its fury broke today
Crushing hopes that we cherished so dear
Clouds and storms will in time pass away
The sun again will shine bright and clear

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life

Woo!
Woo!
C'mon!

Let us greet with a song of hope each day
Know the moments be cloudy or fair
Let us trust in tomorrow always
To keep us one and all in its care

Come on!

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life
Yes!
Keep on the sunny side of life
Yee-hee!

Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray
And when I crossed the wild
I chanced to see the break of day
The solitary child

No mate, no comrade, Lucy knew
She dwelt where none abide
The sweetest thing that ever grew
Upon the mountainside

You yet may spy the fawn at play
The hare among the green
But the sweet face of Lucy Gray
Will never more be seen

"Tonight will be a stormy night
You, to the town, must go
And take a lantern, child, to light
Your mother through the snow"

"That, Father, will I gladly do
'Tis scarcely afternoon
The village clock has just struck two
And yonder is the moon"

At this, the Father turned his hook
To kindling for the day
He plied his work and Lucy took
The lantern on her way

As carefree as a mountain doe
A fresh new path, she broke
Her feet dispersed the powdery snow
That rose up just like smoke