Birds Toward Sunset - Maya Love

[Verse 1] The birds continue on their way Across the field, across the bay One by one they catch the light Turning rough air into white They know the road without a map They fold the sky, they never tap And I stand here with empty hands Watching them leave the trembling land [Pre-Chorus] The day leans low The colors burn I hold my breath And let it turn [Chorus] The birds continue on their way Toward the sunset, toward the day The birds continue on their way And I let go, I let them say (let them say) [Verse 2] A line of wings above the grass Like every tender thing that passed I thought I’d keep, I thought I’d name But nothing stays the same, the same The river drinks the fading gold The fence turns blue, the wind grows bold And something in me loosens now Like prayer from a quiet mouth [Pre-Chorus] The sky goes soft The earth goes clear What leaves by grace Still lingers here [Chorus] The birds continue on their way Toward the sunset, toward the day The birds continue on their way And I let go, I let them say (let them say) [Bridge] Maybe leaving is its own kind of home Maybe the heart learns how to roam I used to ask the dusk to stay Now I watch it fade away [Chorus] The birds continue on their way Toward the sunset, toward the day The birds continue on their way And I let go, I let them say (let them say) [Outro] Toward the sunset Toward the sunset The birds continue on their way