I gifted you the sparrow's wings
And tail-feathers from that tiny body
Still warm with newly misplaced life
Limb from limb I cut with the kitchen knife
I gifted you the sparrow's wings
And tail-feathers from that tiny body
Still warm with newly misplaced life
Limb from limb I cut with the kitchen knife
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, the offering at your bed-foot
I woke that night from dreams of wingless pecking at my window
I'm here and I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly, it's me, I've come home, let me in
Trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
You were painting layers of space and I gifted you nothing but trouble
I gifted you the sparrow's wings
I gave you the songbird that no longer sings
And we took each meaning from this life
Limb from limb we tore through the fading light
I was trying to fit into you, you were trying to fit in
I was trying to fit into you, you were trying to fit in
I was trying to fit into you, you were trying to fit in
I was trying to fit into you, you were trying to fit in, and now
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly,
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly,
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly,
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly, it's me, I've come home, let me in