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I Talked About John

from I Am The Hand by Bird Friend

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i talked about john on the stairway last night
he was born with white wings but he lost them in time
i still got the words if you got the spirit
but sing it real quiet so the neighbors don't hear it
our voices carry in the old horsehair wall
a breath in the breast of my bonny-o

i talked about john and a pair of brown eyes
that were bloodshot, bedecked with blue ribbons and black flies
it sickens me kid, it's an eternal fountain
they're dusting for your fingerprints on the liquor store counter
security camera saw nothing at all
a breath in the breast of my bonny-o

i talked about john down on the pavement
while we watched the eclipse from the roof his car completely wasted
the city lights were singing behind every branch
beside us inviting the stray dogs to slow dance
now he dreams of dying on some faraway island like joe dimaggio
a breath in the breast of my bonny-o

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from I Am The Hand, released May 6, 2020

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Bird Friend is a weird folk band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Geoff Himsel, Carson Kennedy, Andrew Eckel, and friends.

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