Talking Bird

Album: Narrow Stairs (2008)
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  • Oh my talking bird
    Though you know so few words
    You're on infinite repeat
    And you're brain can't keep up with your beak

    And you're kept in an open cage
    So you're free to leave or stay
    And sometimes this makes you confused
    But there's no hint that I'm trying to give you

    The longer you think the less you know what to do

    It's hard to see your way out
    When you live in a house in a house
    Cause you don't realize
    That the windows were open the whole time
    But oh, my talking bird
    Though your feathers are tattered and curved
    I'll love you all your days
    Til the breath leaves your fragile frame

    It's all here for you as long as you choose to stay

    Hey

    It's all here for you as long as you don't fly away Writer/s: BENJAMIN GIBBARD
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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