Bluebird

from life is magical by miriam

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Thursday listening to the radio as I sit in the front seat of my car
Slipping off my shoes as I listen to the news afar, afar
He said she said they were on the roof
When the sun started bleeding half past noon
And the clouds came falling and the birds were calling
Too soon, too soon

Bluebird, just a word
The sky is absurd
The world is crumbling down
Can’t you feel
The lines that are real
In your faces when you frown

Wednesday jumping jacks in the parking lot
Cause the roads iced over in the heat
Skidding to the store to pick up some more to eat, to eat
They said we said you were taking a bath
When the snow started rising from the ground
And the snowmen in the sky were preparing to fly
Around, around

Bluebird, just a word
The sky is absurd
The world is crumbling down
Can’t you see
The things make me
All the atoms in my crown

Tuesday newsday breakfast-apple-pie-day
Sitting on the porch beneath the stars
Time is running slow and half backwards below the scars, the scars
You said I said she was drinking tea
To forget all that’s she’s supposed to know
But my suitcase is packed and my bookcase is stacked
To go, to go

Bluebird, just a word
The sky is absurd
The world is crumbling down
Can’t you love
Below and above
While the air makes us drown

Monday funday out-of-cinnamon-day
Or is it even Monday after all
The clocks are broken and I’ve got but a token to call, to call
They said he said it was not the end
Is it, or are we just asleep
When am I waking or are you just faking
To keep, to keep

Bluebird, just a word
The sky is absurd
The world is crumbling down
Can’t you hold
My hands when I’m cold
I hope we have a chance to grow old

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from life is magical, released September 1, 2013

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miriam Boston, Massachusetts

sings in the rain, records in the kitchen.

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