I want to be a songbird, And I want to sit on the tallest branch Of the tallest tree... And I want to sing lullabies To Earth as she cries, But I really want to try and make her laugh. I want to be a songbird... And I want to watch sunrise With my love by my side; And I want to grow, And I want to learn; I want to fire, And I want to burn; I want to rise, And I want to fall; I want to run, And I want to crawl. I want to be a songbird... And I just want to try To know how far and deep and wide This love is that You give, 'Cause that's what it is to really live: To just try and look around, See You in our breaths And hear You in our sounds... I want to be a songbird... Go through things that I need, Make me hurt, make me bleed, 'Cause I will arise and see the light. I'll pray my way through the night, And I want to be a songbird... And I want to sing lullabies To Earth and she cries, But I really want to try and make her laugh How You made me laugh. You made me laugh... You made me laugh... Take the strings and the things I use to tie me to the ground; Let them all be gone. I want to be a songbird... I want to be a songbird...