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Kites and Falling (acoustic)

from Foreground Vice, Background Sky EP by Birds in Branches

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there's a boy who's a kite
when the wind blows you might
see him flying
he doesn't care

though he's made for the skies
when the wind dies
there's nothing to keep him
up in the air

so this kite when he falls
you can watch as he stalls
and he starts to lose control
as he's tumbling down
he aims straight for the ground
and he splits when he hits
right down

is he so bound by circumstance
that every week he needs
another second chance

where are you going tonight?
what do you have planned
for when the day drains out of light?
where will you be?
if you don't care
you'll end up there again
guaranteed

though he hits like a kite
there's a sense that he might
have been wired up first as a bird
that his parts unaware
in the weight of the air
for the wings of a creature
we've not yet seen
but the pull of the string
and the flutter
and the swing
in the air
make it hard to be sure
so he aims for the cracks
when he falls
because paper and wax
deserves nothing more
it deserves nothing more

I think that you'll be fine
no that's a lie
but you'll be fine enough
for now
and isn't that all we need?
the present tense
and the confidence to bluff
out loud

is he so bound by circumstance
that every week he needs
another second chance
is he so bound by circumstance
that every week he needs
another second chance

where are you going tonight?
what do you have planned
for when the day drains out of light?
where will you be?
if you don't care
you'll end up there again
if you don't care
you'll end up there again
guaranteed

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from Foreground Vice, Background Sky EP, released December 20, 2011

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Birds in Branches Sydney, Australia

With honest, searching songs and a unique way of putting together electronic sound, Birds In Branches is it's own thing.

The solo project of Adam Jones from Sydney (Australia), the large, varied and artful sound swings with the weight of authentic lyrics and raw vocals.

It does tickle the eardrums, but let it in closer to feel it in your gut and in your bones. It comes with heart if you let it. ... more

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