The second single from the upcoming record, Chimney Ash.
lyrics
I always see two birds in every bush
Blessed with the freedom of flight
But destined to their nests
Once I held a bird in my own hands
But she flew away
After a few seasons at best
Like cardinals, we'd sing to each other
Like a pair of owls, stayed awake through the night
Like parrots, we spoke all the time
Until one day...
She shed all her colorful feathers
And dove like a dove to the bay
But like a falcon, she quickly recovered
And found the swan she's still with today
And she says, "I still need you like I need a cigarette,
but darling, I quit smoking them years before"
And I say, "I still need you like I need a child's blanket
that I'm just too old to sleep with anymore"
Once, I was desperate to learn how to fly
So I could soar with her through the air
But by now, she's settled in a nest down south somewhere
And I wouldn't dream of ever disturbing her there
Now I live on the greenest of grass
But I still long for the blue of the sky
From the memory of her in my head
Like a jay with broken wings
I'd have given anything to glide
But I've resigned to singing instead
Love is in the air
But I'm still on the ground
credits
from Love Is In The Air,
track released October 14, 2014
Randall Mentzos - guitar, vocals
Ian Weager - bass
William Wadsworth - drums
Self-recorded at our practice space in Takoma Park, MD. Mixed and produced by Randall Mentzos and William Wadsworth.
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