Sifters Lyrics

[Verse 1] Sisyphus peered into the mist A stone's throw from the precipice, paused Did he jump or did he fall as he gazed into the maw of the morning mist? Did he raise both fi...Read Full Lyrics

Take your apples from the earth And your fingerlings from the air If you cried when you were born 'Cause it ain't fair You got nothing, nothing to wear And there's a drink that we...Read Full Lyrics

My skin is White as parchment Drier than a downtown office building Where the air is tight There's time spent Resting on her bones Waiting for the telephone to ring Ba-ring ba-ring...Read Full Lyrics

Some of these days, you'll miss your honey Some of these days I'll be going away Some of these days you'll miss your honey You know you're going to miss me sweet darling I'm going ...Read Full Lyrics

Sometimes when I am worth it And my mind doesn't have my best interests in mind Doesn't have my best interests in mind To times like these that my feet, they speak and sing 'Cos th...Read Full Lyrics

Though bells will ring Church steeples were catchin fire If you promise spring Then I'll know you are a liar Cause in the spring Tender grasses won't burn easily Tough thrushes si...Read Full Lyrics

I was getting ready to be a threat I was getting set for my Accidental suicide The kind where no one dies No one looks too surprised Then you realize That you're riding on a para-s...Read Full Lyrics

Tables and Chairs by Andrew Bird If we can call them friends we can call them on red telephones And they won't pretend that they're too busy or they're not alone If we can call t...Read Full Lyrics

The finches and sparrows build nests in my chimney What remains of the small flightless birds that you failed to protect But the yoke isn’t easy, in fact it’s a drag Acid blown...Read Full Lyrics

Echoes down water wells Picked up in sacred spirograph Weekend and winter's unendable bendable baby They buried him next to his first wife His widow watched from under a visor Dau...Read Full Lyrics