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Birdsong

from Boxing Day EP by Knuckleberry Finn

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Rows and rows of little birds
All perched on the radio wires
Chirping away, desperate to be heard

Little songbird in the night
Takes a streetlamp for a spotlight
Clears his throat and belts out that standard tune

A thousand boombox Romeos
Chirping and squawking on the radio
The dead-eyed tune, same as you've always known

So sing out loud, and sing out proud
Fluff out your plumage and sing out now
Like every other song around the world
You're deeply in love with a faceless girl
Beware of teenage boys with acoustic guitars
Never let them get too far
It’s only birdsong
It’s only birdsong

Let me pick out a tune and tell you all about the
Hummingbird beats in my birdcage ribcage
Strumming along, can't get off the ground
I'm just as bad as them
Capo and vocals, and I don't know when
I’m just a little bird at heart

Perched in a tree, strumming harder than ever
Turns of phrase, think they're oh so clever
No matter how hard you flap you can never fly

So sing out loud, and sing out proud
Fluff out your plumage and sing out now
Like every song around the world
You’re deeply in love with the faceless girl
Beware of teenage boys with acoustic guitars
Never let them get too far
It’s only birdsong
It’s only birdsong

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from Boxing Day EP, released January 1, 2014
Lyrics: Ben Shaw

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Knuckleberry Finn (formerly and unfortunately known as The Catdoors) are an alternative power trio from the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. The band consists of Ben Shaw, Abram Shaw, and Devin Taylor.

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