At First She Starts - The Unthanks

At first she starts and then she’s startled

I see that light in her eyes

When you realised you were a bird

At dawn when you woke with air in your throat

So far do-ré-mi

Sing for me loudly

Serenade me

Mess with the melody

Light and shade

All my eyes can see

Oh but you are the phrase at the end of the bar

A long and high refrain

Hanging around for the choir to strike its sound

So’s you can holler your joy and your pain