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these birds

from are we fine yet? by Shotgun Tori

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These birds are a reminder of who you used to be
uncaged and unfettered, so wild and so free
See I know I was your captor and your guilt was the key
But my heart was too heavy for one bird to carry

It's like a war here and there are minefields everywhere
And there are no war heroes, only senseless fear
And we're the cowards doing what we can to survive
and there are no war crimes cause here no-one's fine

We put out some papaya to see the best ones fly
Like anything that matters, unbidden you came by
and danced upon my landscape
I hope you don't blame me for breathing in your goodness
and leaving nothing free

It's like a coal mine and there is methane in the air
And you're the bird no longer singing
You're the warning to beware
And we're the miners dashing from the underground,
There're no survivors cause here no-one's found.

These birds are a reminder of footsteps in the snow
of love in pink striped kitchen and how I let you go
See I know I was your captor and your guilt was the key
But my heart was too heavy for one bird to carry

It's like a war here and there are minefields everywhere
And there are no war heroes, only senseless fear
And we're the cowards doing what we can to survive
and there are no war crimes cause here no-one's fine

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from are we fine yet?, released November 1, 2011
Music & Lyrics Shotgun Tori. Recorded & Mixed by Ludwig Bouwer at One Big Room Studios. Mastered by Michael Nicholson.

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Shotgun Tori Johannesburg, South Africa

Shotgun Tori is, at heart, a storyteller, a woman with a voice and a guitar, her subject matter approached with an interesting, occasionally humorous, yet always insightful life view. Her touching, raw vocal delivery is both tender and powerful, and listeners are left with no doubt that she sings straight from her heart. ... more

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