Strange Birds

Well, empty out your pockets, the papers and the money
Names and places, other worlds where days are bright and sunny
There's someone here you could have met, but maybe just forgotten
In the half-light, clothes all wet, I wonder how this happened

Take the best and dump the rest, whisper your intentions
Strange birds sing of frightening things too obvious to mention

The patterns in the fabric fade, the loose threads are unfurling
A red river flows out through the door, a city pub shuts early
But I'll put on my ironed shirt, walk out in the city
I'm off to see the ones I love, the ones who won't desert me

Take the best and dump the rest, whisper your intentions
Strange birds sing of frightening things too obvious to mention

Well, if I had bounty on my head, they'd never raise the money
And I'd wake up laughing in the night, wondering what's so funny

Take the best and dump the rest, whisper your intentions
Strange birds sing of frightening things too obvious to mention
Yeah, strange birds sing of frightening things too obvious to mention