birder
tell me if you see anything
a magpie with a broken wing
tell me all about the local
black cockatoos
its a big year to be
abandoned in the bush
yeah the quiets nice
but you’ll get sick of wrens and chooks

collect your feathers
perfect your mating call
i wish i cared like you bout anything at all
birder
tell me about everything
how the morning robin sings
tell me bout your grandpa drawing
black cockatoos
its a big year to be
away from your mates
searching for spotted crakes
in the middle of dried lakes

collect your feathers
perfect your mating calls
i wish i cared like you bout anything at all

birder
tell me about your favourite town
tell me  how you dont stick around
tell me about the local birds that would change your mind
its a big year to be
away from yours truly
and i heard at the park that theres some
black cockatoos

collect your feathers
perfect your mating call
i think i care like you
could you care about me too

30 minutes
passing lamps that look like stars
70 in the left lane
singing with whatever’s playing
on the stereo, the volume’s up
i cannot hear the rumble
of the wheels upon the asphalt
squeaking left onto gnangara road
thinking of you the way home

smiling softly
at the things i can remember
sydney in november
barely talking to your brothers
laying tits up in the summer
sweating like an oily toad
rugging up through all of winter
swapping secrets that
no one knows
thinking of you the way home

30 minutes
of a trek from yours to mine
30 minutes of your face
at the forefront of my mind

I will take good care of you
I will take good care of you
Everything you feel is good
If you would only let you
I will wash your hair at night
And dry it off with care
I will see your body bare
And still I will live here

So stay with me
Hold my hand
There’s no need
To be brave

And all the quiet nights you bear
Seal them up with care
No one needs to know they’re there
For I will hold them for you

Cause’ all I ever wanted is here
All I ever wanted
All I want is
Always you
It’s always you

And we’re not out of the tunnel
I bet you though there’s an end

Stay with me
Hold my hand
There’s no need
To be brave

And while you sleep
I’ll be scared
So by the time you wake
I’ll be brave
I’ll be brave
I’ll be brave