The Magpie

The clean air in the morning
The sunshine on your face
The magpie sounds a warning
Then leaves without a trace
Transient an traceless
She never left a mark
Well you do if you don't
And there's always a want for more

The shadow of a memory
A dream that lingers on
An ambition and a faint idea
The vision of a song
The smell that you'd forgotten
You even thought you knew
Well you do if you don't
And there's always a want for more

Pass it on just like you found it
You're better as a dream
For others to aspire to
Vaporized like steam
The need to be immortal
Is vainglorious at best
Well you will if you won't
And you'll do if you don't
And there's always a want for more