Shrike

[Verse 1] I couldn’t utter my love when it counted Ah but I’m singing like a bird ’bout it now And I couldn’t whisper when you needed it shouted Ah but I’m singing like a bird ’bout it now [Chorus 1] Bites on above But never would form Like a cry at the final breath that is drawn Remember me love when I’m reborn As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn [Verse 2] Had no idea on what ground I was founded All of that goodness is going with you now Then when I met you my virtues uncounted All of my goodness is going with you now [Chorus 2] Driving along fall on your thorn Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn Remember me love when I’m reborn As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn [Verse 3] I fled to the city with so much discounted Ah but I’m flying like a bird to you now Back to the hedgerows where bodies are mounted Ah but I’m flying like a bird to you now [Chorus 3] I was hatched by your warmth Thus transformed By your grounded and giving and darkening scorn Remember me love when I’m reborn As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn