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cover of messenger bird's song by bright eyes, from the ep 'there is no beginning to the story' (2002), companion to 'lifted, or: the story is in the soil, keep your ear to the ground'

lyrics

the kitchen is cold,
but the coffee is warm.
and the sun's coming up.
the day has just begun
and you're already bored.

bored of cheering me up;
bored of calming me down;
bored of drying my eyes;
but there once was a time
when you were the one.

you were the blue of the sky.
you came after the storm.
you were the switch on the wall,
in the dark of the hall;
i'm still fumbling for.

cause i'm lost in the black.
i don't know where i am.
i have my arms stretched out in front.
and i'm calling your name
just as loud as i can.

and i know there's words that we will
never
speak.
and the questions can't be answered
easily.
but i want it to be easy so:

nod your head if the plans have changed.
shake it, love, if they've stayed the same.
smile at me and i will stay.
start to cry and i'll go away.
just please;
don't leave me guessing.

so you made me come
then you sent me away
like a messenger bird,
so i circled the earth,
blown away in the wind,
but i always returned.

with some new little song;
some sad story to tell
of a brief love affair
with a girl i compared
to you and she failed.

you said you don't want me to beg.
then you said get down on your knees.
cause you knew that i would.
if i do any good
satisfying your needs.

and i know all about those things we cannot speak.
just so you know
well
they don't bother me.
so you don't have to be worried,

just

nod your head if the plans have changed.
shake it, love, if they've stayed the same.
smile at me and i will stay.
start to cry and i'll go away.
just please.
don't keep me waiting.

just

nod your head if your mind's been changed.
shake it, love, if some hope remains.
just
say the word and of course i'll stay.
roll your eyes and i'll go away.
just please
don't leave me guessing;
just please
don't keep me waiting.

credits

from lost in the dark: weatherfield plays the music of bright eyes, released February 20, 2020
lyrics: conor oberst
guitar, vox: evan weatherfield

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