There's Always Been a Bird In Me

There's always been a bird in me

Even before I could speak

Caged in my ribs, carefully hid

Singing about things that aren’t right in the world

Day and night, night and day

People always say to me, they always say

"Hey, what’s your birds' name?"

And I say, "You and I

You and I"

Caged in my ribs

It’s always been there, carefully hid

There’s always been a bird in me

Who doesn’t have a tree, who doesn’t sleep

Who only sings when it hurts

And it always seems to hurt

In me

There's always been a bird in me

Even before I could speak

Caged in my ribs, that’s just where it lives

Singing about things that aren't right in the world

And wrong in me, day and night, night and day

Doesn’t have a tree, doesn’t sleep

Never makes a peep except to say, "Hey, it’s me"

Who only flies high where it can’t be seen

Who only lands where it hurts

And it always seems to land in me

Who only knows how much you and I mean to me

Even before I could speak

There’s always been a bird in me

Singing about things that aren’t right in the world

Day and night, night and day

There's always been a bird

Who doesn’t have a tree, doesn't sleep

Who only sings when it hurts

And it always seems to hurt

It always seems to hurt

It always seems to hurt in me

There's always been a bird in me

Even before I could speak

Caged in my ribs, carefully hid

There's always been a bird

There's always been a bird

There's always been a bird

In me