The Birds Lyrics - Build A Rocket Boys! - Elbow

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 remember 

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 

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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 

[What are we gonna do with you? Same tale every timeWhat are we gonna do with you? Come on insideLooking back is for the birds] 

Did they sing a million blessings 

As they watched us slowly part? 

[What are we gonna do with you? Same tale every timeWhat are we gonna do with you? Come on insideLooking back is for the birds] 

Do they keep those final kisses 

In their tiny racing hearts 

[What are we gonna do with you? Same tale every timeWhat are we gonna do with you? Come on insideLooking back is for the birds] 

What are we gonna do with you? 

What are we gonna do with you?