Birds with Arms

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I set your picture on the radio past the stove
You looked so lovely cuz you didn't know you where the show
The kettle whistling while I wiped the glass and set the frame
It wasn't till I heard you move that I could look away

I caught you peering down the hallway up at me
You looked so lonely trying not to be seen

WHOA so you're a bird with arms
WHOA stay afloat pull the alarm
I didn't know you're bracing for the fall
I didn't know you couldn't walk at all
Though I was just like you
Thought I was just like you

You took your picture from the radio past the stove
You didn't think I'd notice, didn't think I'd even know

I'm sorry I got so angry, believe me
But look at my face tell me you see what I see

WHOA so you're a bird with arms
WHOA stay afloat pull the alarm
I didn't know you're bracing for the fall
I didn't know you couldn't walk at all
Though I was just like you
Thought I was just like you

Once I was small, I was weak
I was living in a house made of stones made of sticks
Once I was small, I was weak
I was looking at my arms wanting wings wishing wings

Oh I don't know, I don't know how to help you
Oh all I know is you'll be looking better soon

WHOA so you're a bird with arms
WHOA stay afloat pull the alarm
I didn't know you're bracing for the fall
I didn't know you couldn't walk at all
Though I was just like you
Thought I was just like you

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from Half Sister, released November 12, 2012
Written by Sarah Aument and Produced by Half Sister

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Half Sister Syracuse, New York

Indie pop act Half Sister makes “music to feed the part of you that wants to travel and explore life in a new way”.

Half Sister's coupling of folk style lyrics and anthemic rock instrumentation creates a mid-90s atmosphere to support the alluring vocals of Sarah Aument. The songwriting offers an uplifting perspective to uncertainty and doubt, extracted from personal relationships. ... more

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