Black Diamond

from Third Parties by The Static Sea

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lyrics

We were almost out
When the circus came to town
It stuck around
Arresting me
Captive, reacting
I fell in a dream

Where you were a mountain
And I covered you as snow
Born from the fountain
You never grew old

I built you a dollhouse
A safe-haven
Vacation home
Far away from
I tied a black diamond
To the black ribbon I drape
On an antique bird cage
I fell again

You were a cardinal
And I was a mocking bird
Who plucked all your feathers
So you'd never fly home

The train came into town
And settled down
Traded stream for electricity

And we buckled-down belts
Traded time for ourselves
For a suitcase of paperweights
Neckties, inkwells
And a pretty black dress
Made of all the loose-ends
Left from another life we'll bury next weekend
And I dreamed you grew older
And took the train homeward
I wave from the station where you left me
To never die, never leave, never age
In an antique bird cage

Black diamond for you
Black ribbon on my sleeve (for me)
I fell asleep

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from Third Parties, track released May 29, 2012
Written by Jimmy Francis (BMI)/Brandon Kleiber (BMI)
Mastered by Mark Miller @ Slaughterhouse Studio
©Static Sea Music
2011
All rights reserved
Released May 29, 2012 by Overpop Music
www.overpopmusic.com

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