The Nest Lyrics - Singles - Sons & Daughters

Everything that happened here 

Cannot happen when you're dead, she safely said 

Worry when you wake tonight 

Is it all in your head? 

So you want to run, deny 

No time to sit and rest or re-address 

All that comes to you 

When you're picturing the nest 

And he never understands, that the photo in the drawer 

Is all you're looking for 

Blue to gray, then back again 

Watch the fading paper wall 

Scratching at the window glass 

Trees along the ledge, are they in your head? 

Creepers beat, beat, beat tonight 

Picturing the nest 

The sight at sixteen 

Of the son she never had 

Once she had a dream 

Of the ones she'll never have 

Your ending, your ending 

Your ending, your ending 

You're only half a person now 

So fold over what is left to be addressed 

What you want when you wake tonight 

Is it all in your head? 

So you turn over, lie 

Cradling this perfect mess, this home-made dress 

You've seen what comes to those 

Who put a picture in the nest 

The sight at sixteen 

Of the one she'll never have 

Once she had a dream 

Of the son she'll never have 

Your ending, your ending 

Your ending, your ending 

The sight at sixteen 

Of the ones she'll never have 

Once she had a dream 

Of the son she'll never have 

Your ending, your ending 

Your ending, your ending