I LOOK IN YOUR EYES
AND I SEE THE OCEAN
AS IF SOMEONE HAD SET THEM ON FIRE
AND THE LIT WICK
OF A KEROSENE LANTERN
IN THE LIGHT IT SHINES
AND IF I WERE A BIRD
I'D FLY
OVER THE WATER
AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES
SIT IN YOUR LIGHTHOUSE TONIGHT
THE HOUSE ON THE SHORE
LIVES A WRITER
WITH PENS PENCILS AND BOOKS
WRITING DOWN THOUGHTS
NO ONE SHOULD HEAR
HOPING THAT NO ONE WILL LOOK
BUT IF I WERE A BIRD
I'D FLY
OVER SOME WINE
AND SIT ON YOUR TABLE
AND READ WHAT YOU WROTE TONIGHT
DOWN BY THE BAY
SITS A YOUNG SAILOR
WAITING TO GO OUT TO SEA
THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE
NOW WITH A NEW LOVER
A BAR STOOL HIS NEW COMPANY
BUT IF I WERE A BIRD
I'D FLY
OVER SOME ROSES
A BEAUTIFUL LADY
HOPES THAT HE SLEEPS WELL TONIGHT
I LOOK IN THE MIRROR
I SEE A REFLECTION
OF EACH OF THESE PEOPLE I KNOW
NO ONE KNOWS HOW THAT THEY GET HERE
OR HOW TO LIGHTEN THEIR LOAD
SO IF YOU ARE A BIRD
PLEASE FLY
OVER TO ME
AND PUT ON A RECORD
AND DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT
This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 29, 2020
Durham, NC singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz makes intimate Americana delivered with dry wit and stunningly precise vocal acumen. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 14, 2020