Broken Birds Lyrics - Jane Siberry

Holding your amber to the light, I see centuries of you 

And you find me kind, you find me tall, you find me crazy like you 

And while I fight my own words, you're off saving those broken birds 

Sometimes I wonder, if you'll survive 

We are kindred spirits but not kindred people in this world for now 

We are both, too strong, we are both, too weak, we are both, too young 

So you go sing your songs and I'll go sing mine 

But I never really go away, no, I never really go away 

I know you hear me, you always hear me 

On the run to the sun, your kind will get far, if you don't burn 

I hear the echo of our voices, hopeful in the church of the morning sun 

Asking, how far away from love are we? 

Are we far enough to keep us apart? Oh, I really, really, really don't know 

You said, come to the window, I said, no, you don't 

We promised we'd never sing of pain or of losing 

Or how beautiful people look when they are dying 

But cliches come so easily and your tears run through me again and again 

Forget those broken birds, forget those broken birds 

I know you hear me, you always hear me 

On the run to the sun, your kind will get far, if you don't burn 

Holding your amber to the light, I see centuries of you