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Jane Siberry( Jane Stewart )
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The Bird In The Gravel
Lyricist:Jane Siberry
I was dreaming in the steam room Everything was so clear for a minute And I thought, and the dripping tiles and And I said, ‽I'll confess everything'
Yes, I own this land, I own these forests Surrounding my, my estate This is my tea coming Everything I can, I confess
Bend now, I have the bend The best I ever, place the tea just so Then release and turn, oh no, not yet Then release and turn, turn away then go
Better try again looking at me He's wait 'til tomorrow, don't want him to know Next time he orders tea, release and turn Turn and limp away, turn and limp away
I was walking through the forest On my break today I had this funny feeling Something was going to change
I was walking through the dry leaves It was very strange They hadn't changed their color
All the leaves were green I don't mind when it's over I don't mind when it's all done It's just the moments in between
Just before it's gone Something's going to happen Something's going to change I know, I know, I know
And when autumn comes, well, there's lots of work to do Bill, that means you, time to clean the kettles And the pots on the wall, pickling and preserving All the vegetables, stop kicking the apples Are we pickling this year? Yes, you know we are
And when autumn comes Well, there's lots of work to do Bill, that means you, time to get the twigs up You know, all those stick things
Time to trim back the roses So next year even more grow Does it hurt them to do that? Does it hurt them? No
And when autumn comes Well, deliveries start to go Here he is now, down into the valley To the market he goes
Down along the tiny roads Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com That wind along the vineyards And people lean on their rakes And they say, ‽Hello, hello, there Francesco Francesco there, helloâ€
And those are my swans Believe me, there's no light And there isn't because it's so dark Because it's so dark, because it's so dark
I was walking through the dry leaves It was very strange The leaves fell without changing No yellows and no reds
Something's going to happen Something's going to change And just then as I looked up I remembered what you said
I'm crying because I love you I know that things must change I can't be there when you leave What if you're afraid?
You said, something about the leaving The moments in between the yawning When the world shifts The clanging of the trains
And a dog sits up and growls And a cow begins to bawl And a nun nearby stops to listen Cross herself and then move on
I was laughing in the forest I fell down in the leaves And I watched the trees above me Crossing in the breeze
I love the bare branches I love the healing bells The bareness in the last sun The greyness and the gold
And a flock of geese flew over And I laughed harder still I laughed 'til I was heaving Then everything was still
Bend now, I have the bend Place the tea just so Then release and turn, oh, not yet Turn away then go, better try again He's looking at me, wait until tomorrow
Don't want him to know, next time, time he orders tea Release and turn, turn and limp away Limp away just go, turn away just go Just go, just go, just go
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