Birdy - Wings (Live At Abbey Road Studios)
Birdy - Wings recorded live at Abbey Road StudiosTaken from Birdy's 'Fire Within' album released in 2013, which features the singles 'No Angel', 'Light Me Up...
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All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault] Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I walked through the door with you, the air was cold
But somethin' 'bout it felt like home somehow
And I left my scarf there at your sister's house
And you've still got it in your drawer, even now
[Verse 2]
Oh, your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gaze
We're singin' in the car, getting lost upstate
Autumn leaves fallin' down like pieces into place
And I can picture it after all these days
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's long gone and
That magic's not here no more
And I might be okay, but I'm not fine at all
Oh, oh, oh
[Chorus]
'Causе there we arе again on that little town street
You almost ran the red 'cause you were lookin' over at me
Wind in my hair, I was there
I remember it all too well
[Verse 3]
Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turnin' red
You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bed
And your mother's tellin' stories 'bout you on the tee-ball team
You taught me 'bout your past, thinkin' your future was me
And you were tossing me the car keys, "Fuck the patriarchy"
Keychain on the ground, we were always skippin' town
And I was thinkin' on the drive down, "Any time now
He's gonna say it's love," you never called it what it was
'Til we were dead and gone and buried
Check the pulse and come back swearin' it's the same
After three months in the grave
And then you wondered where it went to as I reached for you
But all I felt was shame and you held my lifeless frame
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's long gone and
There was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to
[Chorus]
'Cause there we are again in the middle of the night
We're dancin' 'round the kitchen in the refrigerator light
Down the stairs, I was there
I remember it all too well
And there we are again when nobody had to know
You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Sacred prayer and we'd swear
To remember it all too well, yeah
[Bridge]
Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up
Runnin' scared, I was there
I remember it all too well
And you call me up again just to break me like a promise
So casually cruel in the name of bein' honest
I'm a crumpled-up piece of paper lyin' here
'Cause I remember it all, all, all
[Verse 4]
They say all's well that ends well, but I'm in a new hell
Every time you double-cross my mind
You said if we had been closer in age, maybe it would've been fine
And that made me want to die
The idea you had of me, who was she?
A never-needy, ever-lovely jewel whose shine reflects on you
Not weepin' in a party bathroom
Some actress askin' me what happened, you
That's what happened, you
You who charmed my dad with self-effacing jokes
Sippin' coffee like you're on a late-night show
But then he watched me watch the front door all night, willin' you to come
And he said, "It's supposed to be fun turning twenty-one"
[Verse 5]
Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it
I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still tryin' to find it
After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own
Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone
But you keep my old scarf from that very first week
'Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me
You can't get rid of it
'Cause you remember it all too well, yeah
[Chorus]
'Cause there we are again when I loved you so
Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
It was rare, I was there
I remember it all too well
Wind in my hair, you were there
You remember it all
Down the stairs, you were there
You remember it all
It was rare, I was there
I remember it all too well
[Verse 6]
And I was never good at tellin' jokes, but the punch line goes
"I'll get older, but your lovers stay my age"
From when your Brooklyn broke my skin and bones
I'm a soldier who's returning half her weight
And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?
Just between us, did the love affair maim you too?
'Cause in this city's barren cold
I still remember the first fall of snow
And how it glistened as it fell
I remember it all too well
[Outro]
Just between us, did the love affair maim you all too well?
Just between us, do you remember it all too well?
Just between us, I remember it (Just between us) all too well
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there (I was there)
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it all too well
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there (Oh)
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there (I was there)
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it (All too well)
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it
You've been searchingHave you found many things?Time for learningWhy have I not learnt a thing?
Words with no meaningHave kept me dreamingBut they don't tell me anything
And all you never say is that you love me soAll I'll never know is if you want me ohIf only I could look into your mindMaybe then I'd find a signOf all I want to hear you say to meTo me
Are you uncertain?Or just scared to drop your guard?Have you been broken?Are you afraid to show your heart?
Life can be unkindBut only sometimesYou're giving up before you start
And all you never say is that you love me soAll I'll never know is if you want me ohIf only I could look into your mindMaybe then I'd find a signOf all I want to hear you say to meTo me
All you never say is that you love me soAll I'll never know is if you want me ohIf only I could look into your mindMaybe then I'd find a signOf all I want to hear you say to meTo me
Sunlight comes creeping in, illuminates our skinWe watch the day go by, stories of who we takeIt made me think of you, it made me think of you
Under a trillion stars, we danced on top of carsTook pictures of the stage, so far from where we areThey made me think of you, they made me think of you
Oh-oh-oh, let's go downIn the moment we're lost and foundI just wanna be by your sideIf these wings could flyFor the rest of our lives
I'm in a foreign state, my thoughts they slip awayMy words are leaving me, they caught an aeroplaneBecause I thought of you, just for the thought of you
Oh-oh-oh, lights go downIn the moment we're lost and foundI just wanna be by your sideIf these wings could fly
Ohh, damn these wallsIn the moment we're ten feet tallAnd how you told me after it allWe'd remember tonightFor the rest of our lives
If these wings could fly
Oh, lights go downIn the moment we're lost and foundI just wanna be by your sideIf these wings could fly
Oh, damn these wallsIn the moment we're ten feet tallAnd how you told me after it allWe'd remember tonightFor the rest of our life
The snow glows white on the mountain tonightNot a footprint to be seenA kingdom of isolationAnd it looks like I'm the queen
The wind is howling like this swirling storm insideCouldn't keep it in, heaven knows I triedDon't let them in, don't let them seeBe the good girl you always have to beConceal, don't feel, don't let them knowWell, now they know
Let it go, let it goCan't hold it back anymoreLet it go, let it goTurn away and slam the doorI don't care what they're going to sayLet the storm rage onThe cold never bothered me anyway
It's funny how some distance makes everything seem smallAnd the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at allIt's time to see what I can doTo test the limits and break throughNo right, no wrong, no rules for meI'm free
Let it go, let it goI am one with the wind and skyLet it go, let it goYou'll never see me cryHere I stand and here I stayLet the storm rage on
My power flurries through the air into the groundMy soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all aroundAnd one thought crystallizes like an icy blastI'm never going back, the past is in the past
Let it go, let it goAnd I'll rise like the break of dawnLet it go, let it goThat perfect girl is goneHere I stand in the light of dayLet the storm rage onThe cold never bothered me anyway
Counting all different ideas drifting awayPast and present, they don't matterNow the future's sorted outWatch her moving in elliptical patternsThink it's not what you sayWhat you say is way too complicatedFor a minute, though, I couldn't tell how to fall out
It's twenty seconds till the last callCalling hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyLie down, you know it's easyLike we did it all summer long
And I'll be anything you ask, and moreGoing hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyIt's not a miracle we neededNo, I wouldn't let you think so
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it
Girlfriend, oh, your girlfriend is drifting awayPast and present eighteen-fifty five nineteen oh one
Watch them build up a material towerThink it's not gonna stayAnyway, I think it's overratedFor a minute thought I couldn't tell how to fall out
It's twenty seconds till the last callCalling hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyLie down, you know it's easyLike we did it all summer long
And I'll be anything you ask, and moreGoing hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyIt's not a miracle we neededNo, I wouldn't let you think so
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold itFold it, fold it, fold it, fold it
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it
It's just another night, and I'm staring at the moonI saw a shooting star and thought of youI sang a lullaby by the waterside and knewIf you were here, I'd sing to youYou're on the other side as the skyline splits in twoMiles away from seeing youBut I can see the stars from AmericaI wonder, do you see them too?
So open your eyes and seeThe way our horizons meetAnd all of the lights will leadInto the night with meAnd I know these scars will bleedBut both of our hearts believeAll of these stars will guide us home
I can hear your heart on the radio beatThey're playing, "Chasing Cars", and I thought of usBack to the time you were lying next to meI looked across and fell in loveSo I took your hand, back through lamp-lit streets I knewEverything led back to youSo can you see the stars over Amsterdam?You're the song my heart is beating to
So open your eyes and seeThe way our horizons meetAnd all of the lights will leadInto the night with meAnd I know these scars will bleedBut both of our hearts believeAll of these stars will guide us home
And, ohAnd you knowAnd, oh
I can see the stars from America
Walking down 29th and ParkI saw you in another's armsOnly a month we've been apartYou look happierSaw you walk inside a barHe said somethin' to make you laughI saw that both your smiles were twice as wide as oursYeah, you look happier, you do
Ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt youBut ain't nobody love you like I doPromise that I will not take it personal, babyIf you're movin' on with someone new
'Cause baby you look happier, you doMy friends told me one day I'll feel it tooAnd until then I'll smile to hide the truthBut I know I was happier with you
Sat in the corner of the roomEverything's reminding me of youNursing an empty bottleAnd telling myself you're happier, aren't you?(Hey, yeah, hey, yeah, hey, yeah)
Oh, ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt you (hey, yeah, hey, yeah)But ain't nobody need you like I do (hey, yeah, hey, yeah)I know that there's others that deserve you (hey, yeah, hey, yeah)But my darlin', I am still in love with you
But I guess you look happier, you doMy friends told me one day I'll feel it tooI could try to smile to hide the truthBut I know I was happier with you
Hey, yeah, hey, yeah, hey, yeahHey, yeah, hey, yeah, hey, yeahHey, yeah, hey, yeah, hey, yeahHey, yeah, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
'Cause baby, you look happier, you doI knew one day you'd fall for someone newBut if he breaks your heart like lovers doJust know that I'll be waitin' here for you
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I feel your knife as it goes right inCut to my core, but I'm not bleedin'All that you say tryin' to make me smallWell, the bigger you get, the harder you fall
You use your words as a weapon dearBut your blades don't hurt when you have no fearYou think that you're deep under my skinYou're tryin' to keep me sufferingIf you use your words as a weaponThen as a weapon, I'll shed no tears
You have my heart but I lock it upThis burning flame has been burnt enoughMy window's cracked, they can be replacedBut your arm will tire throwing stones my way
You use your words as a weapon dearBut your blades don't hurt when you have no fearYou think that you're deep under my skinYou're tryin' to keep me sufferingIf you use your words as a weaponThen as a weapon, I'll shed no tears
You use your words as a weapon dearBut your blades don't hurt when you have no fearYou think that you're deep under my skinYou're tryin' to keep me sufferingIf you use your words as a weaponThen as a weapon, I'll shed no tears
I'll shed no tears
God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken heartsGuess he kissed the girls and made them cryThose hard-faced queens of misadventureGod knows what is hiding in those weak and sunken eyesFiery throngs of muted angelsGiving love but getting nothing back, oh
People help the peopleAnd if you're homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold itPeople help the peopleNothing will drag you downOh, and if I had a brain, oh, and if I had a brainI'd be cold as a stone and rich as the foolThat turned all those good hearts away
God knows what is hiding in this world of little consequenceBehind the tears, inside the liesA thousand slowly dying sunsetsGod knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken heartsGuess the loneliness came knockingNo one needs to be alone or sinking
People help the peopleAnd if you're homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold itPeople help the peopleNothing will drag you downOh, and if I had a brain, oh, and if I had a brainI'd be cold as a stone and rich as the foolThat turned, all those good hearts away
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, oohNah, nah, nah, nah, nah, ooh
People help the peopleAnd if you're homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold itPeople help the peopleNothing will drag you downOh, and if I had a brain, oh, and if I had a brainI'd be cold as a stone and rich as the foolThat turned all those good hearts away
You booked the night train for a reasonSo you could sit there in this hurt
Bustling crowds or silent sleepersYou're not sure which is worse
Because I dropped your hand while dancingLeft you out there standingCrestfallen on the landingChampagne problems
Your mom's ring in your pocketMy picture in your walletYour heart was glass, I dropped itChampagne problems
You told your family for a reasonYou couldn't keep it inYour sister splashed out on the bottleNow no one's celebrating
Dom Pérignon, you brought itNo crowd of friends applaudedYour hometown skeptics called itChampagne problems
You had a speech, you're speechlessLove slipped beyond your reachesAnd I couldn't give a reasonChampagne problems
Your Midas touch on the Chevy doorNovember flush and your flannel cure"This dorm was once a madhouse"I made a joke, "Well, it's made for me"
How evergreen, our group of friendsDon't think we'll say that word againAnd soon they'll have the nerve to deck the hallsThat we once walked through
One for the money, two for the showI never was ready, so I watch you goSometimes you just don't know the answer'Til someone's on their knees and asks you
"She would've made such a lovely brideWhat a shame she's fucked in the head, " they saidBut you'll find the real thing insteadShe'll patch up your tapestry that I shred
And hold your hand while dancingNever leave you standingCrestfallen on the landingWith champagne problems
Your mom's ring in your pocketHer picture in your walletYou won't remember all myChampagne problems
You won't remember all myChampagne problems
Gray NovemberI've been down since JulyMotion capturePut me in a bad light
I replay my footsteps on each stepping stoneTrying to find the one where I went wrongWriting lettersAddressed to the fire
And I was catching my breathStaring out an open windowCatching my deathAnd I couldn't be sureI had a feeling so peculiarThat this pain would be forEvermore
Hey DecemberGuess I'm feeling unmooredCan't rememberWhat I used to fight for
I rewind the tape but all it does is pauseOn the very moment all was lostSending signalsTo be double crossed
And I was catching my breathBarefoot in the wildest winterCatching my deathAnd I couldn't be sureI had a feeling so peculiarThat this pain would be forEvermore(Evermore)
Can't not think of all the costAnd the things that will be lostOh, can we just get a pause?To be certain we'll be tall againWhether weather be the frostOr the violence of the dog daysI'm on waves, out being tossedIs there a line that I could just go cross?
And when I was shipwrecked (can't think of all the cost)I thought of you (all the things that will be lost now)In the cracks of light (can we just get a pause?)I dreamed of you (to be certain we'll be tall again)(If you think of all the costs)It was real enough (whether weather be the frost)To get me through (or the violence of the dog days)(Out on waves being tossed)But I swear (is there a line that we could just go cross?)You were there
And I was catching my breathFloors of a cabin creaking under my stepAnd I couldn't be sureI had a feeling so peculiarThis pain wouldn't be forEvermoreEvermore (evermore)EvermoreThis pain wouldn't be for evermore (evermore)Evermore
Find myself at your doorJust like all those times beforeI'm not sure how I got thereAll roads, they lead me hereI imagine you are homeIn your room, all aloneAnd you open your eyes into mineAnd everything feels better
And right before your eyesI'm breakingNo past, no reasons whyJust you and me
This is the last time I'm asking you thisPut my name at the top of your listThis is the last time I'm asking you whyYou break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye
You find yourself at my doorJust like all those times beforeYou wear your best apologyBut I was there to watch you leaveAnd all the times I let you inJust for you to go againDisappear when you come backEverything is better
And right before your eyesI'm achingRun fast, nowhere to hideJust you and me
This is the last time I'm asking you thisPut my name at the top of your listThis is the last time I'm asking you whyYou break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye
This is the last time you tell me I've got it wrongThis is the last time I say it's been you all alongThis is the last time I let you in my doorThis is the last time, I won't hurt you anymoreOh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-ohOh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh
This is the last time I'm asking you thisPut my name at the top of your listThis is the last time I'm asking you whyYou break my heart in the blink of an eye
This is the last time I'm asking you this(This is the last time I'm asking you this)Put my name at the top of your list(Put my name at the top of your list)This is the last time I'm asking you why(This is the last time I'm asking you why)You break my heart in the blink of an eye(You break my heart)
This is the last time I'm asking youLast time I'm asking youLast time I'm asking you thisThis is the last time I'm asking youLast time I'm asking youLast time I'm asking you thisThis is the last time I'm asking youLast time I'm asking youLast time I'm asking you thisThis is the last time I'm asking youLast time I'm asking youLast time I'm asking you this
My life is brilliant
My life is brilliantMy love is pureI saw an angelOf that I'm sureShe smiled at me on the subwayShe was with another manBut I won't lose no sleep on that'Cause I've got a plan
You're beautifulYou're beautifulYou're beautiful, it's trueI saw your face in a crowded placeAnd I don't know what to do'Cause I'll never be with you
Yes, she caught my eyeAs we walked on byShe could see from my face that I wasFucking highAnd I don't think that I'll see her againBut we shared a moment that will last 'til the end
You're beautifulYou're beautifulYou're beautiful, it's trueI saw your face in a crowded placeAnd I don't know what to do'Cause I'll never be with you
La, la-la, la-laLa, la-la, la-laLa, la-la, la-la, la
You're beautifulYou're beautifulYou're beautiful, it's trueThere must be an angel with a smile on her faceWhen she thought up that I should be with youBut it's time to face the truthI will never be with you
I used to shut my door while my mother screamed in the kitchenI'd turn the music up, get high and try not to listenTo every little fight, 'cause neither one was right
I swore I'd never be like themBut I was just a kid back then
The older I get the more that I seeMy parents aren't heroes, they're just like meAnd loving is hard, it don't always workYou just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad but now I knowSometimes it's better to let someone goIt just hadn't hit me yetThe older I get
I used to wonder why, why they could never be happyI used to close my eyes and pray for a whole 'nother familyWhere everything was fine, one that felt like mine
I swore I'd never be like themBut I was just a kid back then
The older I get the more that I seeMy parents aren't heroes, they're just like meAnd loving is hard, it don't always workYou just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad but now I knowSometimes it's better to let someone goIt just hadn't hit me yetThe older I get
The older I get the more that I seeMy parents aren't heroes, they're just like meAnd loving is hard, it don't always workYou just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad but now I knowSometimes it's better to let someone goIt just hadn't hit me yetThe older I get
Yelling at the skyScreaming at the worldBaby, why'd you go away?I'm still your girlHolding on too tightHead up in the cloudsHeaven only knowsWhere you are now
How do I loveHow do I love again?How do I trustHow do I trust again?
I stay up all nightTell myself I'm alrightBaby, you're just harder to see than mostI put the record onWait 'til I hear our songEvery night I'm dancing with your ghostEvery night I'm dancing with your ghost
Never got the chanceTo say a last goodbyeI gotta move onBut it hurts to try
How do I loveHow do I love again?How do I trustHow do I trust again?
I stay up all nightTell myself I'm alrightBaby, you're just harder to see than mostI put the record onWait 'til I hear our songEvery night I'm dancing with your ghostEvery night I'm dancing with your ghost
How do I loveHow do I love again?How do I trustHow do I trust again?
I stay up all nightTell myself I'm alrightBaby, you're just harder to see than mostI put the record onWait 'til I hear our songEvery night I'm dancing with your ghostEvery night I'm dancing with your ghostEvery night I'm dancing with your ghost
