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Texas Birds

from Lightning by Laith

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lyrics

A heartache rushed over my head
& like a cold wind it tussles
Every hair on your gorgeous head
You’re not asking how I’m doing
You don’t care anymore
There’s the bottom of the ocean floor
I’m having a smoke and making a joke
Like I ain’t been here before

A building is built now so it falls
Till it’s head pokes through some rain clouds
& he moves in with his Ma
Babe, I ain’t no building
But I’ve known a building
He’s an old friend of mine
He’s a buddy in the bathroom stall
Crying so loud I had to laugh out
Now, I’m walking myself home
In the early hours of the morning
When everything’s closed and it’s raining out & I say:
(ayeee)

The tears that I cry now in this sink
Will likely be recycled into water that you drink
If that ain’t melancholy
So sad and a little funny
I don’t care anymore
Either window or a door
It’s best to leave quick as can be
I don’t live here anymore

At least Texas has birds that you can see
I’ve seen Cardinals
I’ve seen Blue Jays
Even Spoonbill by the sea
Must be nice if the birds like it
Me, I liken to a television set
I don’t weep anymore
I’m boarding up my door
If you wanna see me
You’ll just have to peek
Through the cracks that run up these old boards

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from Lightning, released May 24, 2023

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Laith Portland, Oregon

Laith is a Texas songbird. And songbirds don’t fly south for the winter, but they do fly low for the blues. Laith knows that to fly low is to feel high and to feel high is to get struck by lightning. And lightning is the heart of this record. Texas lightning. ... more

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