The Bird In The Gravel Lyrics - Singles - Siberry Jane

the master: 

i was dreaming in the steam room 

everything was so clear for a minute 

and i thought... 

and the dripping tiles and... 

and i say 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 

the servant: 

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 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 

the maid: 

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 colour 

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... 

the pantry: 

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. 

(truck driver - francesco) 

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 that wind along the vineyards 

and people lean on their rakes and they say hello 

hello there francesco 

francesco there hello 

the bird: 

(high sustain) 

a boy coming home from lesson 

another boy: 

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. 

the maid: 

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 

the servant: 

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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