The Bird Song

She was a bird
I was an arrow
Both of us sure
We were sword and a sparrow
Still, when we flew
We never knew

There in the air
I felt her feathers
First all at once
Then all together
When I went through
That's when I knew

I'm a killer, and a killer is a bad, bad thing to be
She's a giver, and a giver's even worse to folks like me
'Cause I never really wanna be (Never)
The one to hurt somebody (Wanna hurt)
But it just keeps happening (Someone)
Yeah, it just keeps happening (Ahh, why, ahh)

I was a bird
He was an arrow
I was allured by the straight and the narrow
What could I do?
His aim was true

Straight to the heart
I let it happen
I couldn't hardly have ever imagined

That when he went through me
He'd hate what he's doin'
And make me feel stupid for choosin' him too

'Cause I'm a giver, and a giver is a bad, bad thing to be
He's a killer, and a killer's even worse for folks like me
'Cause I never really wanna (Never)
Feel the hurt from anybody (Wanna feel)
But it just keeps happening (The hurt)
Yeah, it just keeps happening (Ahh, why, ahh)

Yeah, it just keeps happening

Fallin', never to fly again
Darlin', together when everything's fading
The shade of the trees and the dark

I'm in love with the idea
Of dying with you in my arms
But not like this

We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are
Damned to the end from the start

We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are
Damned to the end from the start

We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are (She was a bird)
We can't really help who we are (I was an arrow)
(Both of us sure)
Damned to the end from the start (We were sword and a sparrow)
(I was a bird)
We can't really help who we are (He was an arrow)

We can't really help who we are