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how many birds
locked away in a room
their owners sick of their song?
how many songs
sung by those birds no one
can hear what’s wrong?

birds gather in a flock
never solo do they rock
songbirds are kept alone
so that when they are grown
the songs they sing are great
trying to attract a mate
lonley’s a sad sad song
sad lives grow gray and long
suffering makes for great art
and so they crush that heart
squeeze out every last drop
until they break and stop

how many days?
how many hours?
how many lives spent
incomplete?

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from You Have to Hold On, released November 27, 2010

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