These Birds
These birds are a reminder
Of who you used to be
Uncaged and unfettered
So wild and so free
See, I know I was your captor
And your guilt was the key
But my heart was too heavy
For one bird to carry
It's like a war here
And there are minefields everywhere
And there are no war heroes
Only senseless fear
And we're the cowards
Doing what we can to survive
And there are no war crimes
'Cause here no-one, no one, no one, no one's fine
We put out some papaya
To see the best ones fly
Like anything that matters
Unbidden you came by
And danced upon my landscape
I hope you don't blame me
For breathing in your goodness
And leaving nothing free
It's like a coal mine
And there is methane in the air
And you're the bird no longer singing
You're the warning to beware
And we're the miners
Dashing from the underground
There're no survivors
'Cause here no-one, no one, no one, no one's found
These birds are a reminder
Of footsteps in the snow
Of love in pink striped kitchen
And how I let you go
See I know I was your captor
And your guilt was the key
But my heart was too heavy
For one bird to carry
It's like a war here
And there are minefields everywhere
And there are no war heroes
Only senseless fear
And we're the cowards
Doing what we can to survive
And there are no war crimes
'Cause here no-one, no one, no one, no one's fine
