Neko Case – Magpie To The Morning lyrics

Magpie comes a calling drops a marble from the sky
Tin roof sounds alarming wake up child
Let this be a warning says the magpie to the morning
Don't let this fading summer pass you by
Don't let this fading summer pass you by
Black hand held so high
The vulture wheels and dives
Something on the thermals
Yanks your chain
Smelled your boring apex
Rotting on the train tracks
He laughed under his breath because you thought that you could outrun sorrow
Take your own advice
Thunder and lightening gets you rain
Run an airtight mission, a Cousteau expedition
To find a diamond at the bottom of the drain
A diamond at the bottom of the drain
Hear the mocking bird sing
In the middle of the night
All of his songs are stolen so he hides
Stole them out from the whiporwills
Screaming car alarms
He sings them for you special
He knows you're afraid of the dark
come on sorrow take your own advice
Hide under the bed
Turn out the light
stars this night in the sky are ringing out
you can almost hear them singing
Close your eyes now kid
Close your eyes now kid
Morning's too far lit
They are waiting
Waiting
They are waiting