Murmuration / Starlings from song by Elbow

in life •  7 years ago  (edited)

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I have seen folds turn within tunnels, I have been touched by the silken blue sky as countless artists weave their grace before my very eyes. They are a harmony of winds, as if each breath of tiny life is reaching out to my own spirit. Wings of divine dunes dance in myriads of haze and I see wonders that hold me speechless. Each one spins a harmonious web as if controlled by natures built-in chip. I see grace and I am humbled, for I know that I am nothing in comparison. We are nothing because we dance alone, but not so the Starling... unity is the very life of these birds, and it is so wonderful to feel them stirring my heart and soul in deep awe for them.


"Starlings"

How dare the Premier ignore my invitations?
He'll have to go
So, too, the bunch he luncheons with
It's second on my list of things to do

At the top is stopping by
Your place of work and acting like
I haven't dreamed of you and I
And marriage in an orange grove
You are the only thing in any room you're ever in
I'm stubborn, selfish and too old

I sat you down and told you how
The truest love that's ever found
Is for oneself
You pulled apart my theory
With a weary and disinterested sigh

So yes I guess I'm asking you
To back a horse that's good for glue
And nothing else
But find a man that's truer than
Find a man that needs you more than I

Sit with me a while
And let me listen to you talk about
Your dreams and your obsessions
I'll be quiet and confessional

The violets explode inside me
When I meet your eyes
Then I'm spinning and I'm diving
Like a cloud of starlings

Darling is this love?

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Amazing. hahaha

@allabout

value your garden more that it is full of birds than of cherries and gladly give them fruit for their songs.