Strange Birds Lyrics

Empty out your pockets
The papers and the money
Names and faces, other worlds
Where days are bright and sunny
There's someone here you may have met
Or maybe just forgotten
In the half-light, clothes all wet
I wonder how this happened
Take the best and dump the rest
Whisper your intentions
Strange birds sing of frightening things
Too obvious to mention
The patterns in the fabric fade
The loose threads are unfurling
A red river flows out the door
And a city pub shuts early
I'll put on an iron shirt
And walk out of the city
Back to see the ones I love
The ones who won't desert me
If I had bounty on my head
They'd never raise the money
I'd wake up laughing in the night
And wonder what's so funny
Take the best and dump the rest
Whisper your intentions
Strange birds sing of frightening things
Too obvious to mention
Strange birds sing of frightening things
Too obvious to mention