Track #8 on Andrew Bird’s second solo album, Weather Systems, the first after his disbanding Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire. “Don’t be Scared” is a cover of an original song of the same title by The Handsome Family. It is only one of many covers of The Handsome Family band that appear across Bird’s di...
When, whenever Paul thinks of rain
Swallows fall in a wave
And tap on his window with their beaks
And when Paul thinks of snow
Soft winds blow round his head
And the phone rings just once
Late at night, like a bird calling out
"Won't you wake up, Paul?
Don't be scared, don't believe you're all alone"
"Wake, wake up Paul," whisper clouds rolling by
And the seeds falling from the branches
[Outro] (x2)
Out from the branches, and they're
Falling from the branches of the trees
Don’t Be Scared was written by Rennie Sparks.
Don’t Be Scared was produced by Mark Nevers.
Andrew Bird released Don’t Be Scared on Tue Apr 01 2003.