Talking Bird - Death Cab for Cutie, Benjamin Gibbard, Christopher Walla

Oh, my talking bird

Though you know so few words

They’re on infinite repeat

Like your brain can’t keep up with your beak

And you’re kept in an open cage

So you’re free to leave or stay

And sometimes, you get confused

Like there is a hint that I am trying to give you

The longer you think

The less you know what to do

It’s hard to see your way out

When you live in a house in a house

'Cause you don’t realize

That the windows were open the whole time

But oh, my talking bird

Though your feathers are tattered and furled

I’ll love you all your days

'Til the breath leaves your delicate frame

It’s all here for you

As long as you choose

To stay, hey

It’s all here for you

As long as you don’t fly away