Night Birds

[Intro]

Are you ready for this?

[Verse 1]

I pull my eyes like slot machines

I do but I never fall asleep

These sheep I count don't show up anymore, oh

And a stray cat cries, and wakes the stars

The constellations fray the dark

I toss and turn my demons 'til they're awed, oh

[Refrain]

'Cause I'm restless for the future

And I'm battered by the past

I'm paralyzed, nocturnal, never crash

[Chorus]

'Cause I'm lying in my room

Wishing night birds would come through

And my wings are in my chest

Packs of lonely cigarettes

Keep waiting for a match to light my soul

I'm lying in my bed 'til blood runs cold

But these night birds move too slow

[Verse 2]

The clock is wrong, I still believe

Someday they'll find my batteries

I think I lost them somewhere deep in hell, yeah

Some say Neil Armstrong jumped the moon

'Cause it never shines a perfect hue

I wonder if it's fading like myself, yeah

[Refrain]

'Cause I'm hopeful for a new day

But I'm shattered like a glass

I'm paralyzed, nocturnal, never crash

[Chorus]

'Cause I'm lying in my room

Wishing night birds would come through

And my wings are in my chest

Packs of lonely cigarettes

Keep waiting for a match to light my soul

I'm lying in my bed 'til blood runs cold

But these night birds move too slow

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]

'Cause I'm lying in my room

Wishing night birds would come through

And my wings are in my chest

Packs of lonely cigarettes

Keep waiting for a match to light my soul

I'm lying in my bed 'til blood runs cold

But these night birds move too slow