The first song I finished writing for the album, very shortly after All Human in fact. Naturally then, one of the last songs I recorded.
lyrics
Hush little darling, don’t say a word,
Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird,
So throw your childish schemes away,
Save tears for another day.
Don’t be precocious, don’t be absurd,
Pour all your love into the mockingbird,
Teach him all your favourite songs,
Disregard the one you strung along.
Come dance, Minnaloushe,
Join me in the throng,
Without you, I’m failing,
With you I belong.
Hush little darling, don’t say a thing,
Papa will make that mockingbird sing,
His voice catches in his throat before,
He fails to say, “I love you more.”
Your hearts are tangled like headphones, I hear,
My heart’s in the theatre where you left it, dear,
Branded, emblazoned with a single word,
While you tread on my dreams like a mockingbird.
Come dance, Minnaloushe,
Join me in the throng,
Without you, I’m failing,
With you I belong.
Ah mockingbird, do you remember the time,
You said your one love was for a different guy?
I told you to gaze at him till you grew bored,
You said you would only love him more.
So hush little darling, don’t utter a sound,
And if by chance, you see me around,
Recall all of these words that I say,
Spin round in your boots and swiftly walk away.
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