The Bird Song

She was a bird, I was an arrow

Both of us sure, we were sword and a sparrow

Still, when we flew we never knew

There in the air, I felt her feathers

First all at once, then all together

When I went through, that's when I knew

I'm a killer and a killer is a bad, bad thing to be

She's a giver and a giver's even worse to folks like me

'Cause I never really wanna be the one to hurt somebody

But it just keeps happening, yeah, it just keeps happening

I was a bird, he was an arrow

I was allured by the straight and the narrow

What could I do? His aim was true

Straight to the heart, I let it happen

I couldn't hardly have ever imagined

That when he went through me, he'd hate what he's doing

And make me feel stupid for choosing him, too

'Cause I'm a giver and a giver is a bad, bad thing to be

He's a killer and a killer's even worse for folks like me

'Cause I never really wanna feel the hurt from anybody

But it just keeps happening, yeah, it just keeps happening

Yeah, it just keeps happening

Ooh

Falling, never to fly again

Darling, together when everything's fading

The shade of the trees in the dark

I'm in love with the idea of dying

With you in my arms, but not like this

We can't really help who we are

We can't really help who we are

We can't really help who we are

Damned to the end from the start

We can't really help who we are

We can't really help who we are

We can't really help who we are

Damned to the end from the start

We can't really help who we are

We can't really help who we are

She was a bird, I was an arrow

We can't really help who we are

Both of us sure we were sword and a sparrow

Damned to the end from the start

I was a bird, he was an arrow

We can't really help who we are

We can't really help who we are