Story Behind The Song

I saw a little sparrow trapped in the subway in Toronto - I'm a sensitive singer/songwriter so I wrote a song about it.

Song Description

A sparrow trapped in a subway, not sure where to fly and unable to do anything but sing. A smartly written metaphor for relationships, musicians/artists, and life featuring intimate vocals, simple guitar and haunting cello and piano. Themes of too much bad news, not enough time, and an inability to escape are explored are paired with a bittersweet optimism.

Lyrics

There?s a sparrow in the subway
He must have followed someone down the stairs
He?s flying off the handle
Fallen down a manhole and landed here
Lost you know it?s claustrophobic
Trying to find a glowing exit sign
This sparrow in the subway
Doesn?t know in which direction he should fly

And I - Sometimes I feel underground
Like all these bad things just keep me down
And I?ve got little wings
But they don?t do a thing
And all that I know how to do is stand in front of you and sing

My grandma had a clock
She kept it in the kitchen
Every hour chimed
And out a little window came a little bird
Who whistled her the time
Buried deep inside for minutes 1 through 59 he stayed
That bird inside the box
I don?t know what it was he did to pass the days

And I - Sometimes I feel underground
Like all these bad things just keep me down
And I?ve got little wings
But they don?t do a thing
And all that I know how to do is come out every now and then and sing

I didn?t want to hurt you so I put you on a perch behind a key
And sometimes you?d just watch me
Wondering why I always kept you at arms reach
I finally got the last word
But in the end, it never seemed enough
I wonder if it?s backwards
If someone sets you free, then is it love?

And I - Sometimes I?m the one inside a cage
And you - Sometimes you?re here too with me these days
And we?ve got little wings
But they don?t do a thing
And I can?t find the right words
So all that I can do for you is sing
There?s a world of subway birds
And all that we can do is sing