Lyre Bird

Troubled the world over
Trouble found my child's mind
Each morning the sea wakes up coughing
Coughs up the bottles and bags left behind

[Chorus]
David's gone
Mom's beside herself
David's gone

[Verse]
The Inupiaq watching the ice melt
Bring back no caribou
What little they get from the hunt
They share out 'cause that's what they're brought up to do

[Chorus]
The TV is on
Mom's beside herself
The TV is on
The lyrebird mimics the chainsaw and camera shutters
How, as he's mocking the poacher, do hear a protector?

[Chorus]
David's gone
Mom's beside herself
David's gone

[Verse]
The Homosassa River sea cow
With a dirty word etched in his back
Has no choice but to eat the red tide bloom
And the capital's under attack

[Verse]
Eve stands at the polling station
Clutching her grandmother's cross
She pictures her family and friends
Picks up the pen and she fills in the box

[Chorus]
The TV is on
Mom's beside herself
The TV is on
She gave him her whole life
The lyrebird mimics the chainsaw

[Verse]
Troubled the world over
Trouble found my child's mind
This morning the flags flying at half staff
And the rain doesn't show up on time

[Chorus]
David's gone
Mom's beside herself
David's gone
She gave him her whole life
The lyrebird mimics the chainsaw