The Cardinal and I

I saw a cardinal and wanted it to change my life
But it's just a bird
We share the lines of infinite direction
But chose cannon into wall

I know, I know
That if I had the cardinal's wings
A light would shine on everything
We'd be golden

Fluorescent skies of palest skin
I survive by stealing time from pipedreams hidden deep
Behind my eyes
It's a curse, it's a curse that we share, as we drone on
We are fruitless, drained of life

I know, I know
That if I had the cardinal's wings
A light would shine and the dead would sing
And we'd be golden

The cardinal and I are the same
And we're running out of days
Flightless, born into a dying tree

I always hitch my name to the wrong star
But I prefer stars once they've fallen
I always hitch my name to the wrong star
But I prefer stars once they've fallen, fallen
Once they've fallen

Dissolving
Like daylight

I should be spinning planets on my fingertips, yeah
He should be miles high
I could be God, He'd be my heart and we'd be rid of all of this
Unforgiving, hopelessly we drift

I know, I know
That if I had the cardinal's wings
A light would shine on everything
And we'd be golden

The cardinal and I are the same
And we're running out of days
Flightless, born into a dying tree

I always hitch my name to the wrong star
But I prefer stars once they've fallen
I always hitch my name to the wrong star
But I prefer stars once they've fallen, fallen
Once they've fallen

Dissolving
Like daylight
Like daylight

Dissolve like daylight
Dissolve like daylight

Dissolve like daylight
Dissolve like daylight