After it's all gone It'll be so clear There were hundreds of ways out But only one way here When the city's a bone and desert And the farms are poisoned dirt You'll start looking for answers You'll start looking where you hurt Oh Mary Is it too late? Is every word an echo Does every song fade? Will you be standing Under a black and silver sky By my side By the graves On our death day There's a vulture with his head down The captain's butchering Gunga Din He calls for darkness and darkness comes Our fellow slaves invite it in But not you my beloved You're all that's good in this world And while the night feels stuck and endless The road's half lit, the moon's a pearl Oh Mary Is it too late? Is every word an echo Does every song fade? Will you be standing Under a black and silver sky By my side By the graves On our death day When all hope is gone All that's left is hope It's not absent from this song Though my voice won't tell you so But why should I explain? What's been obvious and plain You're in every book ever written All you've ever known were these chains Oh but Mary Is it too late? Is every word an echo Does every song fade? Will you be standing Under a black and silver sky By my side By the graves On our death day