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The Fox And The Sparrow

by Dan Baker

on Counting Paces In Tortoise Races (2019)

[Verse 1]
Hello little sparrow
Midst the snow covered leaves
I see you hiding there
You're crying there
Are your tears just for me?
Her footprints led me here
The girl with flowing locks
You see I love her
But she runs from me for I am just a fox
And she loves man with a gun in his hand
Just waiting for a fox like me
Please little sparrow let me sit
Beneath your tree
And build a fire
So that she might see me

[Refrain]
If I cry ooooohoooohoohooh
Oooooohoooohoohooh

[Chorus]
And if the flames burn too high
You'll have to fly away
And if the flames burn too high
We can call it a day
Ooooooohhh
A snowflake
For all it has
Will never feel the warmth of a summer's night
These people
Cannot see what is not utterly unmasked
By the light

[Verse 2]
Well goodbye to my unaware
Beheld my sleepy girl
The middle of your nowhere
Is the centre of my world
Tears are not like sapphires
They fracture when they freeze
I have no need for them
No need for these manufactured memories
It was then that I was taken by the little sparrow's song
She said "I know that you are hurting fox
But that won't be for long
I hold the warmth you always thought was only in your mind
The firelight is dim enough
To let me see you shine

[Refrain]
Oooooohoooohoohooh
Oooooohoooohoohooh

[Chorus]
And if the flames burn too high
We can always fly away
And if the flames burn too high
We can call it a day
Ooooooohhh
A snowflake
For all it has
Will never feel the warmth of a summer's night
These people
Cannot see what is not utterly unmasked
By the light

[Outro]
These people
Cannot see what is not utterly unmasked
By the light