Migratory Birds

They say it's complicated What goes on outside our walls Back lit and separated The first one slips, the other falls This might be unrelated Are you still looking for applause To let go of the pavement And find your footing in the stars I'm a little bothered by The plastic caps on metal needles I don't really understand The things we do to other people I'm a little commonplace A little good, a little evil Fresh faced and out of place A cynic's eyes and all things equal I read that something's missing In the margins of the page Not for a lack of wishing Feels like that feeling never stays And it might be something different Could feel like coffee in the rain No time to stop and listen Hope that temptation comes again I'm a little bothered by The plastic caps on metal needles I don't really understand The things we do to other people I'm a little commonplace A little good, a little evil Fresh faced and out of place A cynic's eyes and all things equal I'm told this plane's a mystery Best to leave these pebbles undisturbed And those stars are ancient history Love is strange or so I've heard Still pushing north of sixty So why does my future feel rehearsed Might be that someone missed me Might be the migratory birds I'm a little bothered by The plastic caps on metal needles I don't really understand The things we do to other people I'm a little commonplace A little good, a little evil Fresh faced and out of place A cynic's eyes and all things equal