Big Black Bird Small

There was a house halfway 'round the world And I was invited in for a small taste of gin There was a hallway a thousand birds long But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small I asked the caretaker 'cause he was their maker He looked at me and laughed, took another sip from his glass He said, open up your ears and hearts You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song That we all love to sing along To the sound of the bird that mourns Well, we rolled into town and the sweet New Orleans To the Apple Barrel bar, it was a hole in the wall The ceilings weren't tall, the floors filled with grime But the sound that you would make would just warm their hearts Well, it was quarter to 12 and the boys walked in They got their black suits on and the songs would begin You open up your ears and hearts You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song That we all love to sing along To the sound of the bird that mourns To the sound of the bird that mourns To the sound of the bird that mourns To the sound of the bird that mourns You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song

We live in the future, just keeps happening Elevator's gonna close if we don't get in I'm not saying your love is the easiest But I'm good with most of it You're still the best work I've found Still the one I keep around Look, you can tell me, not asking for a friend Wake up, buzz me up, goddammit, let me in No, I don't have any time left to pretend We don't live in the heaven-on-earth building Yeah, I met you when I was down with Every wire shorting out Still the best work I've found Still the one I need now, yeah It's your song to ruin But I can help you through it It's your song to ruin But I can help you through it Hate to say I told you so, but Ain't going make it out alone Stay awake as long as it takes Show me all the wrecks you found and We'll figure it out, stay awake Lord knows it's gotten late It's your song to ruin But I can help you through it It's your song to ruin But I can help you through it It's your song to ruin But I can help you through it It's your song It's your song