Birdsong

I've always been a sucker for a birdsong
I've always kept a green branch in my heart
That's where you used to sit
Before we took a hit
I lost a limb and gained myself a scar

Like a rifle shot still ringing in a canyon
Your words they whine and echo in me still
And you cannot take them back
Though your gun is in the rack
When a bullet hits it's mark it always kills

This is not about who's wrong or right
Dividing up the blame
I'm just taking care of my mistakes
Letting go of pain

Ooh, Ooh

A chorus of cicadas by the river
Swelling as the day and night collide
The forest don't look real
Standing quiet and still
Drowning in a sea of golden light

This is not about forgiveness
God knows that I've done that
And it ain't bout getting even
Rolling up the welcome mat

Ooh, Ooh
Ooh, Ooh

All the beauty and the ugliness together
And everything is fighting to be free
Ooh everybody knows
That's the way the story goes
And we know it's not the way it's meant to be

This is not about forgiveness
God knows that I've done that
And it ain't bout getting even
Rolling up the welcome mat
This is not about who's wrong or right
Dividing up the blame
I'm just taking care of my mistakes
Letting go of pain

Ooh, Ooh
Ooh, Ooh

I've always been a sucker for a birdsong