The Birds Shall Not Know it

from Songs for Sea and Sky by Pearl Fish

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lyrics

a thought in the ocean,
a weight off my mind
i will throw forth my heartache
and glimpse one more time
the bottle of sorrow
that’s no longer mine
i will leave it at peace
to the foam and the brine

and my Mother, I love her
but she cannot know
for she cares far too much,
would feel pain at my woe
so I’ll write it on paper
the bottle I’ll throw
just to sink in the ocean
to depths far below

and my father would listen
but not understand
a benevolent heart
but the mind of a man
so with ink I’ll take comfort
and cast where I stand
just to hope that the ocean
is where it will land

and the birds shall not know it
for they fly too high
and their worries don't cover
things not for the sky
and the fish of the deep
will swim carelessly by
as I bid dear farewell
to a sorrow of mine

a thought in the ocean
a weight off my mind
as i throw forth my heartache,
the bells start to chime
the bottle of sorrow
that’s no longer mine
i will leave it at peace
to the foam and the brine

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from Songs for Sea and Sky, released December 14, 2021
cello from Harvey Gibbons
engineered and co-produced with Neil Phillimore
at BIRD charity studio

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