City Bird (Undressed)

Lyrics

City bird, city bird Fly away from my window, from my window 'Cause you don't sing Like the birds from home sing Your song is dying I set the table for the ghosts in my home, my home And pour the wine and raise a glass For the guests in my home, mm-hmm They enter in, in their skin and in their bones, still in their bones The vision scares, but none compares To the dread of drinking alone, mm-hmm After the tower was turned to a tomb The underworld refugees all Were refused by the banker They can never go in So I let them in Oh, city bird, city bird Fly away from my window, from my window 'Cause you don't sing Like the birds from home sing Your song is dying I light the candle for the ghosts in my home, my home And say a prayer to please send care For the guests in my home, mm-hmm But in their sleep, they claw and scream "The devil home, the devil's come home" But that nightmare does not compare To the demons in sleeping alone, mm-hmm After the tower was turned to a tomb The underworld refugees all Were refused by the banker And with nowhere to go They wash up on Skid Row City bird, city bird Fly away from my window. from my window 'Cause you don't sing Like the birds from home sing Your song is dying