Dead Bird from The Nest by Jeannie Caryn

Dead Bird

Up in the corner of my porch
There’s a frozen dead bird
She died all alone
Just trying to stay warm

And I should just get a shovel
Gently take her down
Bury her right there
In the warmth of the ground

But I’ve not found the courage
Or maybe the strength
To do this myself
I’m so tired and it’s late


Chorus
And I don’t want to be that dead bird
Who sang her last song
Cold and alone after everything went wrong
Unable to fly out from the corner of my porch
For fear of what’s lurking
Just because it might hurt

Don’t wanna be that dead bird
Cold and alone
Just waiting for someone
Staring at my phone
Cuz nothing comes easy
That’s good in this world
Gotta sing while we can
Just to be heard
This much I know
As a girl on her porch
With a frozen dead bird

So I’ll fly out to the sun
Wind under my wings
Before it’s too late
And I can no longer sing

This I tell myself
Cuz I know it to be true
I should soar through the sky
Maybe do a loopty loop

But now as I sit here at dinner
And look in his eyes
Not sure I feel happy
Or so sad I could cry

CHORUS

• Acoustic
• acoustic Americana
• country
• female vocals
• folk
• singer-songwriter
• Atlanta