The Birds
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The Birds by Elbow
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Performed by
ElbowProduced by
Craig PotterWrited by
Craig Potter & Mark Potter & Richard Jupp & Guy GarveyAbout
This prog-rock influenced track sticks up for an old man in a nursing home, chided for reminiscing on a failed love affair. Said frontman Guy Garvey to The Sun: “It bugs me that old people are patronized. And the lyrics to that song see the old man recounting the end of this affair while being patro...
The Birds Lyrics
The birds are the keepers of our secret
As they saw us where we lay
In the deepest grass of springtime
In a reckless guilty haze
And they wove a sweet indifference
And it settled on our skin
Till the eyes that I remembered
For the last time drew me in
The birds, though I wore your glacial patience
To a smudge of bitter dust
On the last day you embraced me
With a glistening sapling trust
Did they sing a million blessings
As they watched us slowly part?
Do they keep those final kisses
In their tiny racing hearts?
[Chorus]
What are we gonna do with you?
Same tale every time
What are we gonna do with you?
Come on inside, looking back is for the birds
What are we gonna do with you?
Same tale every time
What are we gonna do with you?
Come on inside, looking back is for the birds
What are we gonna do with you?
Same tale every time
What are we gonna do with you?
Come on inside, looking back is for the birds
What are we gonna do with you?
Same tale every time
What are we gonna do with you?
Come on inside, looking back is for the birds
The birds are the keepers of our secret
As they saw us where we lay
In the deepest grass of springtime
In a reckless guilty haze
[Chorus]
What are we gonna do with you?
Same tale every time
(Did they sing a million blessings)
What are we gonna do with you?
Come on inside, looking back is for the birds
(As they watched us slowly part?)
What are we gonna do with you?
Same tale every time
(Do they keep those final kisses)
What are we gonna do with you?
Come on inside, looking back is for the birds
(In their tiny racing hearts?)
What are we gonna do with you?
Same tale every time
What are we gonna do with you?
Come on inside, looking back is for the birds
What are we gonna do with you?
The Birds Q&A
Who wrote The Birds's ?
The Birds was written by Craig Potter & Mark Potter & Richard Jupp & Guy Garvey.
Who produced The Birds's ?
The Birds was produced by Craig Potter.