Grey Feather Fever

[Intro]
[Verse]
I swallow your cold stare
Like smoke in the air
My fingers are shrinking
My ego is sinking
The feathers are sprouting
While my spirit is shouting
[Pre-Chorus]
The ground is so far
Below every car
The sky is a bruise
With nothing to lose
[Chorus]
Now I’m just a bird
And I’m losing my word
On your fire escape
In a grey velvet cape
I watch you eat dinner
While I’m getting thinner
The resentment is heavy
Like a break in the levee
[Hook]
Coo, coo, I’m watching you
Coo, coo, what can I do?
[Verse]
The oil on the puddle
Is a neon green muddle
I perch on the wire
My heart is on fire
You’re pouring the wine
While I’m losing my spine
A crumpled fry wrapper
Makes me feel dapper
[Pre-Chorus]
My vision is wide
With nowhere to hide
The city is humming
For the storm that is coming
[Chorus]
Now I’m just a bird
And I’m losing my word
On your fire escape
In a grey velvet cape
I watch you eat dinner
While I’m getting thinner
The resentment is heavy
Like a break in the levee
[Solo]
[Bridge]
I want to forgive
So that I can live
But the spite is a cage
Written on every page
I’m flapping my wings
Against all these things
I scream at the sky
As the people walk by
[Breakdown]
The fire escape is cold
Your kitchen light is gold
I drop a single feather
Changing with the weather
I don't hate you anymore
I am heading for the door
[Chorus]
Now I’m just a bird
And I’m losing my word
On your fire escape
In a grey velvet cape
I watch you eat dinner
While I’m getting thinner
The resentment is heavy
Like a break in the levee
[Post-Chorus]
Grey feather fever
I’m a non-believer
In the way you lie
In the way I fly
Watch me fly away
Into the light of day
[Outro]