Blackbird
Radix Women's Vocal Ensemble: Do Not Fear the Darkness
Historic Alberta House - Portland, OR
December 10, 2022
Radix Vocal Ensemble: Helen Allen, Naama Friedman, Emily Gimba, Christine Johnson, Mhari Scott, Mila Trank-Greene & Devon Webster
Amy Stuart Hunn, director
Blackbird
Text & Music: Paul McCartney (b.1942) and John Lennon (1940-1980); arr. Deke Sharon
Blackbird singing in the dead of night,
Take these broken wings and learn to fly,
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night,
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see,
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free.
Blackbird, fly
Blackbird, fly
Into the light of the dark, black night.