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Swift Song

from Derelict by The Brooms of Destruction

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lyrics

Now, the swift is an enigmatic bird
She spends all her days on the wing
She won’t ever stop once she has stirred
Her feet won’t touch the ground for anything
But if ever she should feel the wind bring a chill
To the southern skies she’ll run and fly to chase the sun
She craves her warmth and comfort like a drug
But to seek them she’s forever on the wing

Flapping like a heartbeat through the skies
She spends all her nights on the wing
Those wings will keep on beating till she dies
Those mournful screams are all she’ll ever sing
And if ever she should weary be
It’s to the open sky she’ll turn and fly
Only there will she but close one eye
And she’ll sleep but a moment on the wing

And if ever she should fall in love
The one that she adores will chase her as she soars
And though she knows come autumn he’ll not stay
She’ll make love on the wing and fly away

Swift, flying by in that dusky grey-black suit of feathers as you cry
Swift, I hear you weeping, little bird don’t you fly away
Stop where you are, set your feet upon the ground
Sing me your heart and I’ll sing you mine

Now, the swift is an influential bird
For we have tried our best to live like her
She will never pause to say a word
And we will never have the time to hear

Too busy rushing out to spend all day still rushing
Only to charge back the way we came with nothing
Slaving, see we’re saving up our hours
So we can rush across the ocean for the flowers and sunshine
It all wilts away right before our tired eyes
Love is only fleeting
As if we just tour a lifetime
Flying round in circles in the sky
And there’s never time to stop and ask why

I can’t do this anymore
I can’t spend my life just running for my grave
I can’t live this way, ‘cause it’s no life at all
And in your empty eyes I know you feel the same

Rushing by in your dusky gray-black suit and jacket and tie
Still I hear you weeping, precious child don’t you rush away
Stop where you are, set your feet upon the ground
Sing my your heart and I’ll sing you mine

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from Derelict, released March 24, 2014

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Passionately silly musicians, writing & playing an eclectic bunch of songs about world issues and cookies. Met while reading at Reading Uni.

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