Florence + The Machine
Bird Song
Well I didn't tell anyone
But a bird flew by
Saw what I done
He set up a nest outside
And he sang about what I've become
He sang so loud
Sang so clear
I was afraid all the neighbors would hear
So I invited him in just to reason with him
I promised I wouldn't do it again
But he sang louder and louder inside the house
And I couldn't get him out
So I trapped him under a cardboard box
Stood on it to make it stop
Picked up the bird and above the dim
I a dit "That's the last song you'll ever sing"
Held him down broke his neck
Taught him a lesson he wouildn't forget
Then in my dreams began to creep
That old familiar
"Tweet, Tweet, Tweet"
I opened my mouth to scream and shout
I waved my arms and flapped about
But I couldn't scream and I couldn't shout
I couldn't scream and I couldn't shout
I waved my arms to scream and shout
Waved my arms and flapped about
But I couldn't scream and I couldn't shout
The song was coming from my mouth
From my mouth (x14)
Bird Song
Well I didn't tell anyone
But a bird flew by
Saw what I done
He set up a nest outside
And he sang about what I've become
He sang so loud
Sang so clear
I was afraid all the neighbors would hear
So I invited him in just to reason with him
I promised I wouldn't do it again
But he sang louder and louder inside the house
And I couldn't get him out
So I trapped him under a cardboard box
Stood on it to make it stop
Picked up the bird and above the dim
I a dit "That's the last song you'll ever sing"
Held him down broke his neck
Taught him a lesson he wouildn't forget
Then in my dreams began to creep
That old familiar
"Tweet, Tweet, Tweet"
I opened my mouth to scream and shout
I waved my arms and flapped about
But I couldn't scream and I couldn't shout
I couldn't scream and I couldn't shout
I waved my arms to scream and shout
Waved my arms and flapped about
But I couldn't scream and I couldn't shout
The song was coming from my mouth
From my mouth (x14)
The breath that carried me
The sigh that blew me forward
(Chorus)
Because it was trapped
Trapped between two lungs
it was trapped between two lungs
It was trapped between two lungs
And my running feet could fly
Each breath sceaming
"We're all too young to die"
Btween two lungs it was released
The breath that passed from toi to me
That flew between us as we slept
That slipped from your mouth into mine it krept
(x2)
Because it was trapped
Trapped between two lungs
It was trapped between two lungs
Now all the days of begging
The days of theft
No plus gasping for a breath
The air has filled me head-to-toe
And i can see the ground far below
I have this breath and I hold it tight
And I keep it in my chest with all my might
I pray to God this breath will last
As it pushes past my lips as I...
GASP GASP
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