Miner's Canary - Vanessa Carlton

I will sing to keep the peace

Down below in the cage you built for me

A cave of echoes

A miner’s canary

You were older, you knew the way

To keep me breathing even though the air was thin

There was no oxygen

A miner’s canary

Lead me, slowly

I am your detective

A living warning sign

Kill me slowly

As I keep you company

I’ll be keeping time

A sentinel so sensitive

You have to lose me just to feel the state you’re in

You’re bound to darkness

A miner’s canary

Lead me, slowly

I am your detective

A living warning sign

Kill me slowly

As I keep you company

I’ll be keeping time