White Feather

Lyrics

[Verse 1] In a field in Ohio, I changed into a scarecrow's clothes To learn some of the secret songs he knows I ran through the day and into the night To be the one doin' the frightening, it's freein', I suppose [Chorus] Could be learned behavior to fold and call it failure 'Cause you're terrified of showin' your hand I think you feel safer mumbling your prayers To a God you don't understand You don't understand You don't understand [Verse 2] In a pool of water, I saw my reflection sink low And a vision of our future rose We're drownin' in diamonds borrowed and charged On a boat with no compass or a sky with no stars [Chorus] It could be learned behavior to fold and call it failure 'Cause you're terrified of showin' your hand I think you feel safer mumbling your prayers To a God you don't understand You don't understand You don't understand [Chorus 2] Jesus can't stop laughin', if he could he'd just start cryin' Sings "You hear me, girl, I know you can" It's easy to be quiet and easy to be silent When you're afraid of what you don't understand What you don't understand What you don't understand [Verse 3] I sat back in the grass inside a galaxy of gnats And I let the bats in my brain loose I could see clearly a raven landing near me Wavin' a white feather, calling for a truce