[Verse 1]
Multicoloured faces and red hands and blue hands
Grasped at the shapes in his mind
Black birds and blue birds are restin' on his shoulders
Waitin' for their moment to fly
Multicoloured feathers against the sky

[Verse 2]
Silver shadows spread over the landscape
Draped over the background as a veil
And we're gettin' drunk while we look into the sunrise
Singin' songs of men who had it all, but died in jail

[Chorus]
Whatever, forever
We keep our heads up high, our voices strong
You taught me how to be keen of mind and clever
The ways of the world where I belong

[Verse 3]
Well, when we got lost in the middle of the desert
We prayed for a little luck and came out smilin'
We looked up above, we saw the black and blue birds flyin'
The colours against the sky

[Bridge]
And I know one day they'll die
Like I know one day you'll die
'Cause even multicoloured angels die
Whatever, forever
We keep our heads up high
[Chorus]
Whatever, forever
We keep our heads up high, our voices strong
You taught me how to be keen of mind and clever
The ways of the world where I belong
Whatever, forever
We keep our heads up high, our voices strong
You taught me how to be keen of mind and clever
The ways of the world where I belong

[Outro]
We keep our heads up high