Yellowbirds

from Father, Can't You See I'm Burning? by Novus spero

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Before there were languages
People were united in the holy moment
The gravity wells of intersecting planes
Of observer consciousness
But I would have taught you names of things
Then you could reveal to me
The name of the boy you liked
The chords you wanted me to play
So you could sing along with them
Sing all about the yellowbirds
Persephone, you never knew my name
And I never walked you home from school
I still try to decipher your drawings
Still struggle to understand
Persephone, I never knew who you were
You could have been a poet
You could have been a scientist
And I would be content that you just exist
Sing of the yellowbirds
Sing to the yellowbirds
In the language of yellowbirds

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from Father, Can't You See I'm Burning?, released July 17, 2012

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Gospel of the final human century.
San Diego, CA / Hemet, CA / Flagstaff, AZ

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