Birdy - Fire Within Album Lyrics

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Wings

Sunlight comes creeping in
Illuminates our skin
We watch the day go by
Stories of all we did
It made me think of you
It made me think of you

Under a trillion stars
We danced on top of cars
Took pictures of the stage
So far from where we are
They made me think of you
They made me think of you

Oh lights go down
In the moment we're lost and found
I just wanna be by your side
If these wings could fly
Oh damn these walls
In the moment we're ten feet tall
And how you told me after it all
We'd remember tonight
For the rest of our lives

I'm in a foreign state
My thoughts they slip away
My words are leaving me
They caught an aeroplane
Because I thought of you
Just from the thought of you

Oh lights go down
In the moment we're lost and found
I just wanna be by your side
If these wings could fly
Oh damn these walls
In the moment we're ten feet tall
And how you told me after it all
We'd remember tonight
For the rest of our lives

If these wings could fly

Oh lights go down
In the moment we're lost and found
I just wanna be by your side
If these wings could fly
Oh damn these walls
In the moment we're ten feet tall
And how you told me after it all
We'd remember tonight
For the rest of our lives

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Heart Of Gold

I can be strong when I want to be,
You think I'm weak 'cause you can tear me apart
With the words that you speak
You think you're in control but you don't understand
How much you are wrong
You choose to lash out at me, I've done nothing wrong
All you crave is attention
And just to be loved. You need to be loved

[Chorus:]
And I want to be free
When my heart is made from gold
And forgiveness seems too bold
I still find it in my heart
To say, "I love you."
When my heart is made from gold
And the hurt is just too bold
I still find it in my heart
To say, "I love you."

Is there not enough to use your love for me
To get past the things that cause you envy and hate
And the fights that they bring?

You say you're looked on as small.
Can't understand why you don't have it all
But you don't know how I fight for you
And believe in your aims,
I just wanna do right by you,
Forget what has changed 'cause nothing has changed

[Chorus]

But you don't have to be so mean
You're such a drama queen
The way you play on every weakness that you see in me
To make you strong, you were all along

So don't pretend like you can hardly breathe
Like it's down to me
'Cause it's so unfair that you can't succeed
Well, you're so wrong
We're still so young

[Chorus]

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Light Me Up

I'm finding my heart
Using my hands
You're my feet on the ground
My footprints

From where I began
I still carry your love
I feel your love

Untie this cord,
We don't need it no more
Wherever we are
I'm yours always

It flows in my blood
I still carry your love
I feel your love

We start running, running
To escape this town
We don't know where we're going 'til we turn 'round
And I keep on running, running
I can't slow down
And if I'm lost where shadows fall

You light me up
When all I see is darkness
You light me up
When I'm down
And if I fall apart
You know where to find my pieces
When they can't be found

Keep my eyes shut
Safe in this trust
You're all that I need
My senses

Shining on me
I still carry your love
I feel your love

We start running, running
To escape this town
We don't know where we're going 'til we turn 'round
And I keep on running, running
I can't slow down
And if I'm lost where shadows fall

[2x]
You light me up
When all I see is darkness
You light me up
When I'm down
And if I fall apart
You know where to find my pieces
When they can't be found

Ohhh whoa

I'm finding my heart
Using my hands
You're my feet on the ground
My footprints

From where I began
I still carry your love
I feel your love

[2x]
You light me up
When all I see is darkness
You light me up
When I'm down
And if I fall apart
You know where to find my pieces
When they can't be found

I'm finding my heart
Using my hands
You're my feet on the ground
My footprints

It flows in my blood
I still carry your love
I feel your love

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Words As Weapons

I feel your knife as it goes right in
Cut to my core but I'm not bleeding
All that you say trying to make me small
Well, the bigger you get the harder you fall

You use your words as a weapon dear
But your blades don't hurt when you have no fear

You think that you're deep under my skin
You're trying to keep me suffering

If you use your words as a weapon
Then as a weapon, I'll shed no tears

You have my heart but I lock it up
This burning flame has been burnt enough
My window's cracked they can be replaced
But your arm will tire throwing stones my way

You use your words as a weapon dear
But your blades don't hurt when you have no fear

You think that you're deep under my skin
You're trying to keep me suffering

If you use your words as a weapon
Then as a weapon, I'll shed no tears

I feel your knife as it goes right in

You use your words as a weapon dear
But your blades don't hurt when you have no fear

You think that you're deep under my skin
You're trying to keep me suffering

If you use your words as a weapon
Then as a weapon, I'll shed no tears

I'll shed no tears

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All You Never Say

You've been searching
Have you found many things?
Time for learning
Why have I not learnt a thing?

Words with no meaning
Have kept me dreaming
But they don't tell me anything

All you never say is that you love me so
All I'll never know is if you want me oh
If only I could look into your mind
Maybe then I'd find a sign
Of all I want to hear you say to me

Are you uncertain?
Or just scared to drop your guard?
Have you been broken?
Are you afraid to show your heart?

Life can be unkind
But only sometimes
You're giving up before you start

All you never say is that you love me so
All I'll never know is if you want me oh
If only I could look into your mind
Maybe then I'd find a sign
Of all I want to hear you say to me
To me

All you never say is that you love me so
All I'll never know is if you want me oh
If only I could look into your mind
Maybe then I'd find a sign
Of all I want to hear you say to me
To me

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Strange Birds

Little ghost, you are listening,
Unlike most you don't miss a thing,
You see the truth,
I walk the halls invisibly,
I climb the walls, no one sees me,
No one but you.

You've always loved the strange birds
Now I want to fly into your world
I want to be heard
My wounded wings still beating,
You've always loved the stranger inside...
Me, ugly pretty.

Oh no, no, no, no [x3]

Oh little ghost, you see the pain
But together we can make something beautiful,
So take my hand and perfectly,
We fill the gaps, you and me make three,
I was meant for you, and you for me.

You've always loved the strange birds
Now I want to fly into your world
I want to be heard
My wounded wings still beating,
You've always loved the stranger inside...
Me, ugly pretty.

Oh no, no, no, no [x3] [Repeat]

You've always loved the strange birds
Now I want to fly into your world
I want to be heard
My wounded wings still beating,
You've always loved the stranger inside...
Me, ugly pretty.

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Maybe

Maybe, I know it's just maybe
And we're only dreaming
For how this will go, o-o-oh

But maybe, one day this daydream
Would turn into real things
For all that we know, o-o-oh

We could be doing anything that we love
Just be carried by the way the wind blows, o-o-oh
You could be doing anything you dream of
If you believe in the things that make you strong

Someday, we'll meet on the high street
We'll laugh about when we
Worried about what we might be

Then maybe, we'll talk about old days
We'll smile in our old ways
You'll always be part of me

We could be doing anything that we love
Just be carried by the way the wind blows, o-o-oh
You could be doing anything you dream of
If you believe in the things that make you strong

You could be doing anything you dream of
If you believe in the things that make you strong

Maybe, I know it's just maybe
And we're only dreaming
For how this will go, o-o-oh

Just maybe...
You could be doing anything you dream of
Maybe...
Maybe...

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No Angel

Remember once the things you told me
And how the tears ran from my eyes
They didn't fall because it hurt me
I just hate to see you cry
Sometimes I wish we could be strangers
So I didn't have to know your pain
But if I kept myself from danger
This emptiness would feel the same

I ain't no angel
I never was
But I never hurt you
It's not my fault
You see those egg shells, they're broken up
A million pieces, strung out across the ground

Did you ever really love her
Or was it that you feared letting go
You should have known that you could trust her
But you pretend like I don't know

I ain't no angel
I never was
But I never hurt you
It's not my fault
You see those egg shells, they're broken up
A million pieces, strung out across the ground

I want to tell you that I'm sorry
But that's not for me to say
You can have my heart, my soul, my body
If you can promise not to go away

I ain't no angel
I never was
But I never hurt you
It's not my fault
You see those egg shells, they're broken up
A million pieces, strung out across the ground

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All About You

Why does she make sure to be so immature about these things, I don't want you to change around it
And sometimes this love will end and all will be forgotten then someday we will laugh about it
And you say that it's alright
And I know that it's a lie
From the black in your eyes

You don't have to do this on your own
Like there's no one that cares about you
You don't have to act like you're alone
Like the walls are closing in around you

You don't have to pretend no one knows
Like there's no one that understands you
I'm not just some face you used to know
I know all about you

And you should know that someone cares about you
I know all about you

Here I am still holding on you're finding ways to break the bonds, they're stronger than you realize
You could say that I've not tried, I've let you down, left you behind but you're the one who's saying goodbye
And you say that it's alright
And I know that it's a lie
From the black in your eyes

You don't have to do this on your own
Like there's no one that cares about you
You don't have to act like you're alone
Like the walls are closing in around you

You don't have to pretend no one knows
Like there's no one that understands you
I'm not just some face you used to know
I know all about you

And you should know that someone cares about you
I know all about you
And you should know that someone cares about you
I know all about you

And you say that it's alright
And I know that it's a lie
From the black in your eyes

Here I am still holding on you're finding ways to break the bonds, they're stronger than you realize
And you could say that I've not tried, I've let you down, left you behind but you're the one who's saying goodbye

And you don't have to do this on your own
Like there's no one that cares about you
You don't have to act like you're alone
Like the walls are closing in around you

You don't have to pretend no one knows
Like there's no one that understands you
I'm not just some face you used to know
I know all about you
I know all about you

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Standing In The Way Of The Light

Through the driving rain
I have lost the words
To piece us back together
To tell you how it hurts
Cause lately we've been breaking
All we've built so far
And I'm tired of sitting waiting
Alone in the dark
There's still a way to make it right
We'll find the strength this time

And pull back this fail
Turn night into day
Don't you know you're standing in the way of the light?
Pour oil on these flames
Speed up my heart again
Don't you know you're standing in the way of the light?

Round we go in circles
Does it have to be this hard?
We can stop the fighting
If you let down your guard
There's still a way to make it right
We'll find the strength this time

And pull back this fail
Turn night into day
Don't you know you're standing in the way of the light?
Pour oil on these flames
Speed up my heart again
Don't you know you're standing in the way of the light?
So come on, come on, come on
We've been living in the shadows too long
So come on, come on, come on

Just pull back this fail
Turn night into day
Don't' you know you're standing in the way of the light?
Pour oil on these flames
Speed up my heart again
Don't you know you're standing in the way of the light?

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Shine

Standing here in the rain
I can see the water soaking through
The holes in your shoes
And turn your mind from the storm
Get you somewhere safe
Where it's soft and warm

I'm waiting here at a dim street light
Orange dances around in your empty eyes
And I can see straight into your soul
Feeling oh so lost and out of control
Oh

Shine
If your heart tells you to then who are you to question it
Shine
If the world gets you down don't be afraid to wrestle it
Shine
You have your whole life ahead of you
Come make a mess of it
Shine
If your heart tells you to then who are you to question it
Who are you to question it

Tired now, feeling scared
Unfamiliar light floods into the room
You have woken to
Hopeful eyes looking out
As you wait alone
Hiding tears of doubt

Not holding back as you realize
Your abandonment
You'll be cast aside
And I can see straight into your soul
Feeling oh so lost and out of control
Whoa oh

Shine
If your heart tells you to then who are you to question it
Shine
If the world gets you down don't be afraid to wrestle it
Shine
You have your whole life ahead of you
Come make a mess of it
Shine
If your heart tells you to then who are you to question it
Who are you to question it

Hold my hand when the lights go down
And you're feeling scared but no one understands
Whoa oh
Keep your head up and don't look down
Now guard your stacks to keep you on the ground
Whoa oh

Your love is strong
And they just don't deserve
To choose where you belong

Shine
If your heart tells you to then who are you to question it
Shine
If the world gets you down don't be afraid to wrestle it
Shine
You have your whole life ahead of you
Come make a mess of it
Shine
If your heart tells you to then who are you to question it
Who are you to question it

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The Same

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

I've tried to be fair
And pretend like I care
But no asset is worth all the time
Spent listening and laughing
To dramas that mean nothing
Can't find any depth to these minds

Purity lost in vain
And you think I should be the same?
Don't assume I will follow
And drop all my morals
So you can look good for the crowd
You don't care about my thoughts
Just the light that I brought
I'm tired of helping you out

They chose to be blind
When lonely and shy
I searched for acceptance at first
Said the traits didn't match
Now you take it all back
When it adds something more to your worth

Purity lost in vain
And you think I should be the same?
Don't assume I will follow
And drop all my morals
So you can look good for the crowd
You don't care about my thoughts
Just the light that I brought
I'm tired of helping you out

All this time you chose never to care
But now you won't leave me alone
Like we've always been close
I'm telling you nothing has changed

Purity lost in vain
And you think I should be the same?
Don't assume I will follow
And drop all my morals
So you can look good for the crowd
You don't care about my thoughts
Just the light that I brought
I'm tired of helping you out

You think I should be the same

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Dream

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

Breathe
I'm listening close to every word that you speak
Don't try to blame the things that bring you down, just see
I'm on your side and counting down the days to be
Right beside you when you sleep and when you dream

Dream...

Leave
All of your rage behind and realize it's me
Hold on before I'm gone 'cause one day we will need
Someone to understand the things that make us free

Free...

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Older

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

I wish that I was older,
Old enough to be yours, mhmm
And I wish that I was wiser,
Wise enough to be strong-minded,
To keep up with the words you say
That make me feel so young

But I don't know where this is going,
I've just been hoping
And I can see by your smile
That you're glowing inside and out
Let's not pretend like it's not what it is,
When I'm just starting to realize
That I love you, ooh

And I wish that we were strangers,
Strange enough to go unnoticed from this crowd
And I wish that we were closer,
Close enough for me to hold you
When your lonely nights become too long to bear

But I don't know where this is going,
I've just been hoping
And I can see by your smile
That you're glowing inside and out
Let's not pretend like it's not what it is,
When I'm just starting to realize
That I love you, ooh

You hold your head up high,
Though it's hard to, ooh
I can't keep back,
I know I just want you, ooh

But I don't know where this is going,
I've just been hoping
And I can see by your smile
That you're glowing inside and out
Let's not pretend like it's not what it is,
When I'm just starting to realize
That I love you, ooh

I love you...

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Home

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

Home
Reflections of eyes shine bright and my mind remind me
I long
To be cold and feel alive for that's what inspires me
Home
To be free, just to breathe, only seen in the eyes that know me
Home
Like a dream out of reach I can't see through the film that clouds it

Memories fade to dust
Slowly losing touch

To belong is the feeling I want
Is it wrong to miss the time that we had?
Now it's gone
Didn't plan for this
Home is where my heart is
It's the feeling I want
Is it wrong to miss the time that we had?
Now it's gone
Didn't plan for this
Home is where my heart is

Home
Used to wish to be gone, to be far from the ones who choke me
Now
All I want is to hear, to be near to the walls around me

Memories fade to gray
Take me to the place

Where I belong is the feeling I want
Is it wrong to miss the time that we had?
Now it's gone
Didn't plan for this
Home is where my heart is
It's the feeling I want
Is it wrong to miss the time that we had?
Now it's gone
Didn't plan for this
Home is where my heart is

I'm grateful for the chance that it's mine
So I'll cherish every second of time

To belong is the feeling I want
Is it wrong to miss the time that we had?
Now it's gone
Didn't plan for this
Home is where my heart is
It's the feeling I want
Is it wrong to miss the time that we had?
Now it's gone
Didn't plan for this
Home is where my heart is
Didn't plan for this
Home is where my heart is