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Cloud of Sparrows

from Pristine by XYBeautiful

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i remember, morning bright
painted blue to watch you die
(i closed the lids of open eye)

roses bloomed and roses bloomed
a carmine wreath around your head
(to sleep, and then to dreams unsaid)

a little flock of little birds
surrounded us in silence cold
(i saw they meant to take your soul)

i watched them as the world froze
and all into the air arose
(with you into the skies so wide)

and you were lifted by a cloud of sparrows
found your heaven in the air,
and speckled wings had brought you there
and you were lifted by a cloud of sparrows

i remember all the while
you'd lean your forehead into mine
(the way our bodies coaligned)

your eyes were full with promises.
your voice came soft and hesitant,
(and all your trust forever sent)

the sparrows took you to the sky
now your soul's flown far away
(flock of brown dissolved to grey)

although god needs you less than i,
he sent his birds across the sky
(the void that severs you and i)

the void that severs

and you were lifted by a cloud of sparrows
found your heaven in the air,
and speckled wings had brought you there
and you were lifted by a cloud of sparrows

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from Pristine, released May 10, 2012

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Thoughtful lyrics about love and faith lost. Savage dark industrial sounds. Pristine, the debut album by Seattle's XY Beautiful is a journey of misery and hope.

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