Brown Bird

Brown Bird - By The Reins:

Lyrics:

I have not quite thrown

Enough of me away

I have tried to rip the rest of me apart

But still a little bit remains

But if you hold me too tightly by the reins

I will crumble to a powder

I will shatter and be swiftly swept away

I do still want for you to love me

I just don't know who I am

But I know that who I'm not is who I've been

And I will never be again

Please don't hold me too tightly by the reins

Or I will kick and I will buck

And I will run right out the nearest open gate

I may just graze until I'm lonesome

I might just run right back again

With my tail between my legs

And with a look that begs you baby to forgive

But if you hold me too tightly by the reins

I will crumble to a powder

I will shatter and be swiftly swept away

I do still want for you to love me

I just don't know who I am

But I know that who I'm not is who I've been

And I will never be again

Please don't hold me too tightly by the reins

Or I will kick and I will buck

And I will run right out the nearest open gate

Brown Bird - Danger & Dread (Live):

Lyrics:

Come on baby let me take your troubles away

Some mean old mama's got your head all in a horrible way

Still for all your crying and all your pain

You're just the sweetest woman that I've seen in my day

So come on pretty mama let me take your troubles away

I've heard you wake up crying from the evils lying under our bed

You say there's no use trying to protect you from the danger and dread

Though this world is made of fearsome beasts that bark and bite

We born to put these creatures through one hell of a fight

May we feast upon the flesh of any fever that befalls you tonight

Sooner sides will spread wide open 

we shall feast when darkness falls

sing until our jaws are broken

'neath the black and waters cold

Lay down your burdens don't you let them drag you into the ground

I know you're hurting but there's plenty of your pain to go around

Lord knows that everybody''s got a cross to bear

Don't see no use in trying to contrast and compare

There's always someone being slaughtered 

by a bigger stack of splinters somewhere

If one day should break in anger

Patience we can temper strong

Put our able hands to labor

We will work through what went wrong