Like Cockatoos

[Verse 1]

She walked out of her house and looked around at all the gardens

That looked back at her house

Like all the faces that quiz when you smile

And he was standing at the corner where the road turned dark

A part of shiny wet like blood the rain fell black down on the street

And kissed his feet, she fell, her head an inch away from heaven

And her face pressed tight

And all around the night sang out like cockatoos

[Verse 2]

"There are a thousand things" he said

"I'll never say those things to you again"

And turning on his heel

He left a trace of bubbles bleeding in his stead

And in her head, a picture of a boy who left her lonely in the rain

And all around the night sang out like cockatoos