Lyrics

Everything I’ve ever known
Albeit, strange and broken
Has become a stumbling stone
A cracked and crumbling foundation
Vanishing act lovers, the magicians sawed the family in half, all the repercussions...
Decades of awkward photographs, graduations fumbling down the aisle

But little girls get older
Little birds fly away, fly away
That other world grows colder
As we forge a brand new day
Mama when you left me
Didn’t think I’d ever find my way
The birds ate all the breadcrumbs
While the forest watched and prayed

Sitting by the fire now
Laughter all around
I guess I survived obliteration; like a refugee I make my home most anywhere
When you left I was the field after the game, years of practice suddenly obsolete
Funny, now I don’t wanna play anymore, and I won't take the blame

But little girls get older
Little birds fly away, fly away from the fray
Another year of closure
Underpinnings and scaffolding still stay
Lover when you left me
Didn’t think I’d ever find my way
Shadows still surround me
As I clear the cobs away

What if nothing ever broke?
What if everything stayed the same?
Never learned how to change?
Even woods and waters rearrange,
Pictures fade in the frame
The familiar becomes strange

But little girls get older
But little girls get older
But little birds get older
Little girls fly away, fly away
I find myself grow bolder
Finding solace amid decay