The Painted Birds

from Season Sessions by Tyler Nail

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This song was recorded live at the Red House as a selection of Spring Session by Tyler Nail.

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Well the two birds stood on the painted stone
where the red rocks stand and the trees don't grow
well the sky was blue, it was bleeding red
and the sun came down but the ground was dead
and the one bird stood with her smiling face
with her feet put down for the keep her place
but the other stood with his eyes so wide
wondering what was there on the other side
of the high old hills standing in their way
how he longed there for there to come a day
that the two would fly up into the sky
just to see what laid on the other side

but she'd say "you know we're here to stay
and our wings are painted still to lay along
along our sides"

but the one bird said "lady can't we go
see what else there is in New Mexico
we could spread our wings, spread them good and wide
just to see what lies on the other side
of the mountains there that we gaze upon
with our hearts full and our wings so strong
we could fly away from the burning ground
before the sun starts coming down"

but she said "you know we're here to stay
and our wings are painted still to lay along
along our sides"

but she said to him "I understand
but the sky's so blue and the view's so grand
and we're painted here on the painted stone
never for to leave or to be alone
'cause I can stay with you and you can stay with me
until we're painted there with our open wings
but until that day we are standing still
with our eyes sent out to the distant hills"

and he said "I know we're here to stay
and our wings are painted still this way
but I'd rather be standing here with you
than to stretch my wings underneath that big blue sky
and leave you behind"

well that painted birds, well they kept their places
with the sunset painted on their faces
but she said to him "honey don't you cry
someday we'll be painted in the sky"

and she said "you know we'll fly away
and our wings will take us to those days gone by in the sky
and we'll see whats on the other side"

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from Season Sessions, released November 2, 2015

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