Bye bye blackbird, days are getting cold
Snakes and lizards are sucking up the gold
Chrome-Plated plastic they give you in return
And teach you a lesson you shouldn't have to learn


Bye bye blackbird
Bye bye blackbird

I remember now who I was supposed to be
Oh, but how do you get an octopus up a tree
Up a tree

Bye bye blackbird, time to leave the nest
The sun is overhead on its way out west
Follow that sun to a blood-red sea
And sleep in the arms of a coconut tree


Bye bye blackbird
Bye bye blackbird


Bye bye blackbird, fly into the sun
The money's all gone and your time is done
Suddenly awake in the middle of the night
Cover up my head with a blanket of light


Bye bye blackbird
Bye bye blackbird

I've got no time to drop LSD
I guess I've still got time for DMT
DMT