Elbow - The Birds lyrics

rate me

The birds are the keepers of our secret

As they saw us where we lay

In the deepest grass of springtime

In a reckless guilty haze

And they wove a sweet indifference

And it settled on our skin

Till the eyes that I remembered

For the last time drew me in

The birds, though I wore your glacial patience

To a smudge of bitter dust

On the last day you embraced me

With a glistening sapling trust

Did they sing a million blessings

As they watched us slowly part?

Do they keep those final kisses

In their tiny racing hearts

What are we gonna do with you?

Same tale every time

What are we gonna do with you?

Come on inside

Looking back is for the birds

What are we gonna do with you?

Same tale every time

What are we gonna do with you?

Come on inside

Looking back is for the birds

What are we gonna do with you?

Same tale every time

What are we gonna do with you?

Come on inside

Looking back is for the birds

What are we gonna do with you?

Same tale every time

What are we gonna do with you?

Come on inside

Looking back is for the birds

The birds are the keepers of our secret

As they saw us where we lay

In the deepest grass of springtime

In a reckless guilty haze

What are we gonna do with you?

Same tale every time

What are we gonna do with you?

Come on inside

Looking back is for the birds''

Did they sing a million blessings

As they watched us slowly part?

''What are we gonna do with you?

Same tale every time

What are we gonna do with you?

Come on inside

Looking back is for the birds''

Do they keep those final kisses

In their tiny racing hearts

''What are we gonna do with you?

Same tale every time

What are we gonna do with you?

Come on inside

Looking back is for the birds''

What are we gonna do with you?

What are we gonna do with you?''