The Birds (reprise)

Elbow

Compositor: Guy Garvey, Mark Potter (Gb), Peter Turner (Gb 3), Richard Jupp (Gb), Craig Potter

The birds are the keepers of our secret
As they saw us where we lay
In the deepest grass of springtime
In a reckless guilty haze

Did they sing a million blessings
As they watched us slowly part?
Do they keep those final kisses
In their tiny racing hearts