Story Behind The Song
The imagery of the birds and the trees comes from a psalm, and from when I was living in South Africa.
The tone is retro and simple. It's a love song.
Song Description
Everything has it's season and time and place. This song is about someone turning around and realizing it home is within reach, and quickly running into the arms of almost lost love.
| Song Length |
3:47 |
Genre |
Jazz - Swing, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Glad, Affable |
Subject |
Birds, Joy |
| Similar Artists |
Phoebe Snow, Natalie Cole |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
Chorus: Settle me fondly? settle me strongly? I'm a long time in comin home to you...
A pelican in a desert, on a blond and sandy waste,
an owl in the wilderness, trippin up in haste,
a lonely restless blackbird, waitin for her call,
on a high red rooftop, far above it all, but
You brought me in,
and you laid me down
and now you're singin to me
a lover's song.
Chorus.
The sun knows it's setting, knows the time and knows it's place.
Birds in the skyline swaying,
know the season's flight through space.
Trees lift their branches
for the birds to build their nests,
so I'll do just what follows next!
Cuz you brought me in, and you laid me down
and now you're singing to me
a lover's song...
Chorus.
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