Complete lyrics for “Clay Pigeons” from the “Sittin’ With Blaze, A Tribute to Blaze Foley” project by Lucy Dacus – sing every line. “Clay Pigeons” is a song built on movement and uncertainty. The narrator is trying to escape a sorrow they can’t name, “trying to hide my sorrow from the people I meet” . The second verse deepens that uncertainty: “I’d like to stay but I might have to go to start over again” . The final image—”Feed the pigeons some clay, turn the night into day, start talking again when I know what to say”—is a metaphor for finding your voice when you’re ready to use it .