Maybe Sparrow You Didn't Hear My Warning ~ Neko Case


The hawk, which helps men to seize the prey, is a figure of those who assist the strong to prey on the poor. Sparrows (passer) are tiny birds, named from their smallness (parvitas), whence small things are also called pusilli. St Thomas Aqunias & Isidori Hispalensis Episcopi


Maybe sparrow you should wait
The hawks alight till morning
You'll never pass beyond the gate
If you don't hear my warning

Notes are hung so effortless
With the rise and fall of sparrow's breast
It's a drowning dive and back to the chorus

La di da di da di da
La di da di da di da

Oh my sparrow it's too late
Your body limp beneath my feet
Your dusty eyes cold as clay
You didn't hear my warning

Maybe sparrow it's too late
Moonlight glanced off metal wings
In a thunderstorm above the clouds
The engine hums a sparrow's phrase
For those who cannot hear the words
For those who cannot hear the words
For those who will not hear the words

La di da di da di da
La di da di da di da

Maybe sparrow
Maybe sparrow

Neko Case


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