The Bird Song

[Verse 1]
She was a bird, I was an arrow
Both of us sure we were sword and a sparrow
Still, when we flew we never knew

[Verse 2]
There in the air I felt her feathers
First all at once, then all together
When I went through that's when I knew

[Chorus]
I'm a killer, and a killer is a bad, bad thing to be
She's a giver, and a giver's even worse to folks like me
'Cause I never really wanna be the one to hurt somebody
But it just keeps happening
Yeah, it just keeps happening-ing-ing

[Verse 3]
I was a bird, he was an arrow
I was allured by the straight and the narrow
What could I do? His aim was true

[Verse 4]
Straight to the heart, I let it happen
I couldn't hardly have ever imagined
That when he went through me
He'd hate what he's doing
And make me feel stupid for choosing him too

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a giver, and a giver is a bad, bad thing to be
He's a killer, and a killer's even worse for folks like me
'Cause I never really wanna feel the hurt from anybody
But it just keeps happening
Yeah, it just keeps happening-ing-ing

[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, it just keeps happening-ing-ing

[Bridge]
Falling, never to fly again
Darling, together when everything's fading
The shade of the trees and the dark
I'm in love with the idea
Of dying with you in my arms
But not like this

[Outro]
We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are
Damned to the end from the start
We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are
Damned to the end from the start
We can't really help who we are
We can't really help who we are (She was a bird)
We can't really help who we are (I was an arrow)
(Both of us sure) Damned to the end from the start (We were sword and a sparrow, I was a bird)
We can't really help who we are (He was an arrow)
We can't really help who we are