Bright Future - Bowerbirds

Bright future, bright pink

Bright light in my eyes, oh, this desert’s a tease

Giant heart, down in this dust

Fell to the earth at a fascinating speed

Well, further up in the ponderosa

The nervous coyotes caterwauling, their choruses foreboding

And couldn’t you’ve stayed on the ground?

Couldn’t you have stayed on your feet?

But your mind was wound so tightly

Always bold and wise and unsettling

I live in your tall trees, amongst your fearless leaves

Saw the bright colors, bright future

The night is patient, the night’s a glass dome

The night is still and cold but this desert can turn

Your restless mind was born in a flash

And you lived in these clouds with lightning in your feet

And yes, your mind was wound so tightly

Always bold and wise and unsettling

I live in your tall trees, amongst your fearless leaves

Saw the bright colors, bright future