October Birds

作曲 : Ruby McKinnon

Where'd the October birds go?

I used to watch them from the window

When I had eyes to see

When I was more like me

Where did your rosy face go?

When did your cheeks get so hollow?

Just a reflection of me

Did I hurt you so badly?

I want to be good but the moment I see

That runaway bride on the train headed east

I wanna be like her

I wanna be free

She lifts her dress and she runs into the street

But I've never seen a staircase without dreaming of falling

I'm the flinch in your cheek, I'm the shake in your hand

I've laid here before, and I'll lay here again

And I haven't seen war but I've tasted the sand

I've died five hundred times with your flag in my hand

And I've never seen a river without dreaming of jumping

Call me lucky and spoiled, I'm selfish and awful

I wake and I want more

I go to sleep needing you over and over

I take what you give me

No man is an island

I'm the girl on your shoreline

Washed up and heaving

Pathetically breathing

I cling to your sleeves and I stop you from leaving

October birds singing and wedding bells ringing

Tied to the altar, I'll keep you forever

Don't let me down easy, you're in me too deeply