Firebird
Fyfe Dangerfield
This lullaby was written appropriately enough on a late night where Fyfe couldn’t sleep for the tune waltzing around his head. The fiendishly unexpected Am in the verse (instead of something sane like F or C) gives it its peculiar quality. Firebird come into me tonight Stay awake with me through this dark night We can ride til the morning light On a bicycle made for two On a bicycle made for two Hush for the baby he’s asleep in the hay And if we should wake him we’ll be turned stony grey Silence is golden and it’s ours today On a bicycle made for two On a bicycle made for two Some come higher some come low Some come demon-faced some come slow Some come beautiful helpless and warm like the first drop of water after the storm Instr - verse chords Firebird stay with me tonight All the world is asleep The world is alright And as long as you’re mine we can conquer light On a bicycle made for two On a bicycle made for two