Pretty Bird
"pretty bird, pretty bird"
The door is opened
and I sit here
staring in the mirror at myself
a pretend friend
something I can handle
A little seed in the morning
take a a few sips of water through out the day
He'll change the newspaper after 6
throw the towel over me at 9
and I'll sleep
dreaming of damp morning limbs and open skies
I'll wake up to bars and a window
and do it all again
"pretty bird, pretty bird"
He opens the cage
and I step to the ledge
I see the cracked window
I see the damp morning branches
I see the sky
I see ...
A cat outside the door
A blue jay scarring all the sparrows from the feeder
A dog barking
A boy shooting his beebee gun
A hawk circling
A coyote howling
A malicious cloud
A...
broken dream
A creature of habit, I perch on plastic
and stare into the mirror once more
'hello friend,
you are a pretty bird'
I turn back
the door is still open
I can't decide
Is the freedom worth all the danger
or was this the best thing that ever happened to me
but I never appreciated it before
I make my choice
Suddenly everything is so clear
suddenly ...
"pretty bird, pretty bird"
he closes the door
and pulls the blinds
the sky is gone
The door is opened
and I sit here
staring in the mirror at myself
a pretend friend
something I can handle
A little seed in the morning
take a a few sips of water through out the day
He'll change the newspaper after 6
throw the towel over me at 9
and I'll sleep
dreaming of damp morning limbs and open skies
I'll wake up to bars and a window
and do it all again
"pretty bird, pretty bird"
He opens the cage
and I step to the ledge
I see the cracked window
I see the damp morning branches
I see the sky
I see ...
A cat outside the door
A blue jay scarring all the sparrows from the feeder
A dog barking
A boy shooting his beebee gun
A hawk circling
A coyote howling
A malicious cloud
A...
broken dream
A creature of habit, I perch on plastic
and stare into the mirror once more
'hello friend,
you are a pretty bird'
I turn back
the door is still open
I can't decide
Is the freedom worth all the danger
or was this the best thing that ever happened to me
but I never appreciated it before
I make my choice
Suddenly everything is so clear
suddenly ...
"pretty bird, pretty bird"
he closes the door
and pulls the blinds
the sky is gone