In Our Talons - Bowerbirds

And the warbler sings

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

And the sparrow sings

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

Through the wheels

Through the wheels on the interstate

And hears no refrain

And the beetle creeps

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

On the crippled trees

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And he looks down to where the soil must have been

Wonderin'

And no, you’re not alone

No, my cousins, you’re not alone

You’re in our talons now and we’re never letting go

And the branches bend

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

To the growing sea

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

And they ask

And they ask us to spread their seeds

For they know they’re drowning

And no, you’re not alone

No, my cousins, you’re not alone

You’re in our talons now and we’re never letting go

You’re in our headlights frozen and, no, we’re not stopping

You may not believe, but even we were scared at first

It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth

We’re only human

This at least we’ve learned

E il cantore canta

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

E il passero canta

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

Attraverso le ruote

Attraverso le ruote dell'interstatale

E non sente alcun ritornello

E lo scarabeo si insinua

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

Sugli alberi storpi

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

E guarda in basso dove deve essere stato il suolo

mi chiedo

E no, non sei solo

No, cugini miei, non siete soli

Ora sei nei nostri artigli e non lo lasceremo mai andare

E i rami si piegano

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

Al mare in crescita

(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

E chiedono

E ci chiedono di spargere i loro semi

Perché sanno che stanno annegando

E no, non sei solo

No, cugini miei, non siete soli

Ora sei nei nostri artigli e non lo lasceremo mai andare

Sei nei nostri fari congelati e, no, non ci fermiamo

Potresti non crederci, ma all'inizio abbiamo avuto paura

Ci vuole molto coraggio per distruggere questa terra meravigliosa

Siamo solo umani

Almeno questo abbiamo imparato