For Island Fires and Family

[Verse 1: Dermot Kennedy]
How it must feel to be a bird
Roaming lonely oversea air
How it must feel to be a bird
London, Paris, underneath
And I'll wait on my own
(Ooh, hmm, ooh)

[Chorus: Dermot Kennedy]
And I couldn't tell you enough that I'm sorry
And no, you couldn't tell me enough that you love me
But she's bringing the moon and stars to me
Dαmn permanent reverie
And even though this life, this love is brief
I've got some people who carry me

[Verse 2: Dermot Kennedy]
Now wasn't it love soon as we knew each other properly?
Living 'bout half right 'til a certain person got to me
Nothing is secret, everythin's sacred, how it ought to be
Under the moonlight on a clear night
On rooftops is where I want to be
Sometimes I'm like a child
That's something I can't release
Dreams of her coming home, sweet home
And I'm telling you, home is so sweet
Said you reminded me of the summertime
And I still mean that
In a full room, I'm the only one she's smiling at
So wouldn't you let me know
If you were thinking less of me?
That's what she asked me
What was promised, what we both agreed
But truthfully, if you ever go
You'll drop me straight to Hell, the 7th circle
And I was talking with you earlier
We were open and vulnerable, it was wonderful
I, I used to dream that you would talk to me
I used to dream that you would talk to me

[Chorus: Dermot Kennedy]
And I couldn't tell you enough that I'm sorry
And no, you couldn't tell me enough that you love me
But she's bringing the moon and stars to me
Dαmn permanent reverie
And even though this life, this love is brief
I've got some people who carry me

[Verse 3: Dermot Kennedy]
You know that feeling when you think
Your heart is gonna come right out through your shirt?
Get it a couple times a year
But I've been getting it more often with her
Now when I'm face to face with Death, I'll grab his throat
And ask him, "How does it hurt?"
Up in those golden moments, growing old too quickly
Was he thinking of her?

[Outro: Dermot Kennedy]
But she's bringing the moon and stars to me
Dαmn permanent reverie
And even though this life, this love is brief
I've got some people who carry me