Lyrics:

Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up
At the ones who stand and frown
Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up
At the ones who stand and frown

We were so close there was no room
We bled inside each other's wounds
We all had caught the same disease
And we all sang the songs of peace

Some came to sing, some came to pray
Some came to keep the dark away

Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up
At the ones who stand and frown
Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up
At the ones who stand and frown

So raise candles high 'cause if you don't
We could stay black against the night
you gotta raise them higher again
And if you do we could stay dry against the rain

Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up
At the ones who stand and frown
Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up
At the ones who stand and frown

little sisters of the sun
lit candles in the rain
let the world in oats and raisins
candles in the rain
and then they lit a fire to a soul
who never knew he had a friend
all men can live as brothers
I heard him say
candles in the rain
to be there, always to remember, so
I'm gonna lay it down again
I'm gonna lay it down one more time
lay it down
lay it down again
I think that men can live as brothers
candles in the rain

So raise candles high 'cause if you don't
We could stay black against the night
you got to raise them higher again
And if you do we could stay dry against the rain

Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up
At the ones who stand and frown
Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up
At the ones who stand and frown
Lay down lay down lay it all down

I think that men can live as brothers
candles in the rain