I am the little birdie
perched upon a branch
waiting for the right
moment to swoop in
because I want to be
an important part
of your life
so build a little
birdhouse inside
of your heart
so I can fly in
and live within
your love

I still see
the sparkle in
your eyes
when you look
at me like I'm
a sunrise
so beautiful,
and wonderful
I don't understand
why you ever
walked away
why you still
won't say
that you love me.
everything you do
says that you
still want me so bad.
you still tickle me,
still hug me at every chance,
try to say something
with every glance,
you still try to show me
the world.
you still try to protect me
like a little girl.
you still try to be my knight
in shining armor
but I don't need a savior
I just need you.
so stop tryin' to be jesus
stop givin' reasons
why we can't be.
you run around with all of them
but I can tell they don't make
you happy
you can't talk to them
you can't tell them when you're
day is bad
or what's on your mind
but you're always tellin' me.
and they notice, I promise
they see the way you look at me
the thing they know is supposed to be
so they leave you, and you don't care
you just come runnin' back to me
cuz I'm still there, standing on my doorstep
waiting for you still
knowin', so deep down,
that you never will
but I just keep waiting
for the day that won't come
I keep waiting
hoping for my rising sun
but you leave me in total darkness
waiting for the first light
waiting for the first bite
of love that lasts forever
caring you can't sever
no matter how hard you try
you can't hide what's inside
especially from me
so stop trying
when are you gonna
get your head out
of your ****
and realize I still love you
and always will?
and when are you gonna
realize you feel the same

you don't seem to get
just how important you are.
or why you hold that spot
in my soul.
it's cuz you were there
and made me feel
like I was special
when no one else did
and made me find out
I can actually smile
and not always have
to cry
your shoulder was always
there when I needed it,
your arms were always
open to me,
your lips were always
close to mine, wanting
to kiss me.
but now, you're not him
at all.
you're an ******* who
doesn't care about anyone
who doesn't love,
and the worst part is
you don't even notice
you've changed.
I still love you so,
but you won't even
look in my direction,
won't even do anything
but you can find the time
to insult me, to complain,
to tell me when I'm doing
something wrong.
I know you're still there somewhere,
I just don't know where.
and I don't know if I have the courage
or the strength to try and dig him out.

tell me all about your day
and what's gonna wrong
tell me if you're gonna
write another song
but most of all I wanna
hear you say my name.

magical and beautiful
all in two syllables
it makes me feel surreal

say it the way you used to.
like it's the only thing you want to do.
say my name like it's
the most gorgeous thing
say it like you wanna sing
say it like you're gonna die
if you don't
say it like you'll never
stop, promise you won't
I just want you to say my name
the way you used to.

magical and beautiful
all in two syllables
it makes me feel surreal

you make me feel surreal.

magical and beautiful
all in two syllables
it makes me feel surreal

like there's nothing else
to listen to
to have a heart beat to
to never want to stop
you make me happy
when you say my name
when you don't treat this
like a game
just say my name

your shoulder blades
look like wings
the way they fold,
flit and flutter
when you move.
crushing together
when you're upset
or angry,
moving farther apart
when you're calm.
but the only
time my angel flies
is in his dreams.
when he finally,
completely,
unfurls and
takes flight.
reality locks him in,
holding his wings
down tight with their
invisible locks
and chains.
he only sheds them
in sleep,
in the world beyond.
I lightly trace them,
going over them gently
as I lay beside
your dreaming form.
in the day
he looks so nervous
furling, half unfurling,
all day, looking every
which way in case of
attack.
but fly,
my pretty bird,
my beautiful angel,
show me what it
looks like to fly.
show me what it looks
like to not be afraid.
fearless.

you listen
to me,
but you
don't hear
the silent
words that
flow and fit
between the
ones that
are voiced.

you look
at me,
but you
don't see
the masked
emotions
underneath.

you watch me,
you're around
me, yet you
notice nothing.
everything's just
peachy.

you don't
understand
when I get
upset where
those emotions
came from
because you
don't pay
attention.

I wish you did.

play me a note
write me a song
let's watch the trains
as they move along
tell me the things
that you want to do
and I'll go out
to do them with you

I see the stars in your eyes
and the moon on your lips
as you laugh and sparkle
touching my finger tips
run in the meadows
and swim in the air
your skin so soft,
your crazy coarse hair.

the notes on the wind
as they shimmer and shine
I look at you face glowing
knowing you're mine
and I dance and I laugh
with you in the meadows
we chase each other
flying like sparrows

I see the stars in your eyes
and the moon on your lips
as you laugh and sparkle
touching my finger tips
run in the meadows
and swim in the air
your skin so soft,
your crazy coarse hair.

tell me your dreams
all about your sleep stories
as we lay awake
in the bed at the morning
the birds in the trees
are all snuggled up tight
as we entwine closer, closer tonight