Birds and the Bay Lyrics
You were walking along the bay
When you saw two seagulls fighting
Over a Kentucky Fried Chicken leg
It really brought you down
And you were walking along the bay
And of course the birds were fighting
Trying to bring one another down
Like they always do in this town
And there’s just no getting away
You said ‘Open the French doors!’
I need some more air that might get through those bullet holes
I need air in here
And besides that I wanna throw eggs on the people
That are screaming on the street
‘Cause they’ve been screaming all night
And if this neighbor don’t make you crazy
Well then you’re already mad
And I’ll ??? my brain
Because the chemo
You were stealing from Wallgreens
They might as well hang a sign that says everything is free
It’s so easy
Until wasn’t
And the security guard chased across the street
And you throwed your medicine in the postbox
And said ‘Yeah, prove it’
He just knocked you down
And proved it
And the guy who saved your life or
At least you think he did
With one of those alternative treatments
He concocted and selled
Well, he died in his rehab
And it just didn’t make any sense
How he fell down the stairs
And broke his neck
And he left you alive
You said ‘Open the window!’
I not getting enough air through the bullet holes
And the wedding happened ?
That the city or the chemo became too much
You started stealing voice recorders
And breaking them all the time
And the ideas came to you in a rush
You said there were angels in your throat
And they were illuminating you from the inside
And you suddenly heard operas
And marching bands
But they kept you up all night
They stayed in your head all night
The damn ???? ?
And all the politicians roaring
And the sequoias falling
And the ???? in your blood ?
It can’t hear us ?
And if this neighbor doesn’t kill you
Well then you’re already dead
Or you’re just dead in the head
If you ever worry about your brain
You can’t even walk to the bay
I can’t even suggest it
I can’t even
Suggest it
Not even a walk to the bay
Because the birds are fighting
‘Cause the birds are fighting
Like they do every day
And if the city doesn’t make you
Well then it’s gonna destroy you
And even if it makes you
It’s still gonna destroy you
And if you’re life doesn’t reward you
Well then it’s gonna deny you
And even if it gives you
It’s gonna take it all away
And if this world doesn’t melt down
It’ll make you suffer for living
And if the city doesn’t make you crazy
Then you’re already dead
You’re already dead