The Grass Begins To Eat Itself - Jealous Of The Birds

I wanna go up to you and say:

«I love you, I love you, I love you»

The room smells of sandalwood and cold cups of coffee

Did you mean the words you said?

Try to be so good, but wilt like a poppy

The seeds fall from my head

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

My God, come and help me dig the sand for an oyster

What’s the point without a pearl?

Earth became so big, I thought the new sky would

Surely swallow up my girl

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

There’s no need to criticise I’ve already checked myself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

There´s no need to criticise I’ve already checked myself

(Spoken)

Oh darling, what do you do with the truth?

Mozart wrote his first symphony when he was 8 years old

The coral reefs are blanched white and crumbling away

The starlings still soar in murmurations above Albert Bridge

And I am with them.

I need to call my parents more and form the words «I love you».

The thunderstorm in Woodstock still colors my dreams,

washing lines are strung like bunting in the alleyways of Greek islands,

neon light is burning into our retinas.

Maybe one day you’ll believe that you

are golden, maybe one day I´ll write a novel and be satisfied, maybe one day

we´ll get to where we´re going, and fruit will hang heavy on the vine

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

There’s no need to criticise I’ve already checked myself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

There´s no need to criticise I’ve already checked myself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

There’s no need to criticise I’ve already checked myself

And oh, yes, I see, the grass begins to eat itself

There´s no need to criticise I’ve already checked myself