The Field Lyrics

I swept all the pain

I threw it out the front door

And I watched the birds pick it up piece by piece

And scatter it like seeds

And as each flower bloomed

With a different shade of heartache

I opened up the fields for all to see and all to feel

And they came in droves

The tourists kept swarming

The meadow kept growing,

Nourished by the weight of every life that came to stay

The birds kept on crowing

The tears kept on flowing

And every drop from every face, a rose would grow back in its place

Then snow came and went

A feathery blanket

And the birds packed their bags as the leaves began to sag

And shiver

The guests disappeared

With the sun and the color

And with each frozen breath, I felt stiller than I ever felt

And ever will

The music kept playing

Acoustic and waning

Each note a shooting star amongst a galaxy of hearts

And inside the cabin

The leaves kept on dragging

The life away from what I had to say

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