Lyric discussion by catharinatwice 

Heartless coward, bird of beak When life's too short to speak

Sounds like:

Heartless cold, brittle beak. When life's too shocked to speak

That's what I'm hearing.

could also be

Heartless cold, brittle beak wooden leg too shocked to speak

could also be

Heartless cold, brittle beak wooden leg too shocked to speak

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