Roman Bird

**Verse 1:** In the skies of Rome, a bird took flight, Above the Forum, in the golden light. With wings outstretched, it soared on high, A witness to an empire, under the Mediterranean sky. **Chorus:** Fly, Roman bird, fly, Over legions and laurels, beneath the azure sky. From the Tiber's twist, to the Colosseum's cry, Fly, Roman bird, fly. **Verse 2:** It saw Caesar's march, and Brutus' betrayal, The Senate's whispers, and Cleopatra's veil. Gladiators' valor, in the arena's sand, While it perched atop Augustus' grand stand. **Chorus:** Fly, Roman bird, fly, Over triumphs and tragedies, beneath the azure sky. From the Pantheon's dome, to the people's sigh, Fly, Roman bird, fly. **Bridge:** Through the olive groves, and vineyards' run, It watched an empire, its course be done. As Rome was built, in a day not quite, The bird beheld, the city's might. **Verse 3:** When dusk fell soft, on the Appian Way, The bird would nest, where the children play. In dreams, it danced, with the Vestal flames, A silent guardian, of Rome's famed names. **Chorus:** Fly, Roman bird, fly, Over emperors and slaves, beneath the azure sky. From the SPQR's banners, to the gods on high, Fly, Roman bird, fly. **Outro:** So sing the song, of a bird so free, In the heart of Rome, for eternity. In every stone, and story wide, Lives the spirit, of the Roman bird's flight.