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Sparrow
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Singer/Songwriter
Sparrow was released on December 23, 2010 by The Stray Birds as a part of the album Borderland
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Release DateDecember 23, 2010
LabelThe Stray Birds
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM151

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Stray Birds
The Stray Birds
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Maya de Vitry
Maya de Vitry
Songwriter

Lyrics

I tore my dress in May
Never had the time to mend
I bore your son the day
The sky was red from end to end
I gave to him your name
And on his lips I laid my own
I rocked him through the rain
I held him through the snow
I've been okay with you leaving this town
I've been okay with you traveling all around
Lonely for certain I'm holding my ground
But I'm weary of waiting in a tired town
I wear my hair in braids
I tie it with a golden band
I sweep the porch we made
And then I sit and stare across
This land where I have laid
A son to rest you'd never known
There's lilies on the grave
Beyond the wall of stone
I sold my Sunday shoes
The way I'm walking lately
I'm far better if I lose
The sole that keeps the ground from mine
My way is hardly new
I find I walk a weary line
There's little to refuse
For sparrows left behind
Written by: Maya de Vitry
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