# **SONGBIRD** **[Verse 1]** Yeah, I’ve been mistook, Given some bad looks, Nuttier than the *Anarchist Cookbook*. I’ve been missing calls, been shook, Let me give you a hook, Because it’s the acceptance I really need, Not accepting the grief. Because I thought I needed to bleed, Bleed out mentally on the feed, But I’m counteracting all of my demons, Coming up with reasons. Did I tell you that I’m hooked? Now I am being booked, Everywhere in every line, In every time of every timeline. Yeah, I’ve got a dark side, But you’re there for me to confide. As I take it all in stride With the sunrise, Leave me standing like a blushing bride. **[Chorus]** Are you dancing with me Or you going to leave me be? Because I was blinded, But now I see. Call me a songbird And watch me fly free~~ Are you dancing with me Or you going to leave me be? Because I was blinded, But now I see. Call me a songbird And watch me fly free~~ **[Verse 2]** For there is nothing to atone, Nothing waiting to be reckoned. An empty hand is not a failure, But a promise yet untested. To sail toward destiny’s allure And wait until the stars all kiss, For patience has become the cure— There is nothing here amiss. And the air was thick with choking, As if the walls were carved from stone, But the moment all the chains broke, Every scar became a star that shone. There is no more dark to fear As I hold my own eclipse. This is my second coming, darling— You don’t want to miss this. And all those cold and crooked looks, Every one that left me shook, This is your roll call, one by one— Come on out, ol’ Babadook~~ **[Chorus]** Are you dancing with me Or you going to leave me be? Because I was blinded, But now I see. Call me a songbird And watch me fly free~~ Are you dancing with me Or you going to leave me be? Because I was blinded, But now I see. Call me a songbird And watch me fly free~~ **[Bridge]** Take my hand if you can stand The trembling underneath my skin. I spent so long outside myself, I nearly forgot how to let you in. Every scar became a window, Every wound let in the light, And all the ghosts that used to haunt me Look a little less alive tonight. I don’t need you here to save me. I just need you here to stay, To remind me I’m still human When my mind gets in the way. **[Final Chorus]** Are you dancing with me Or you going to leave me be? Because I was blinded, But now I see. Call me a songbird And watch me fly free~~ Are you dancing with me Or you going to leave me be? Because I was blinded, But now I see. Call me a songbird And watch me fly free~~ **[Outro]** There is nothing to atone, Nothing left to make me bleed. Call me a songbird— Now watch me leave. Watch me fly free~~
