The Cardinal and I

I saw a cardinal and wanted it to change my life

But it's just a bird

We share the lines of infinite direction

But chose cannon into wall

I know, I know

That if I had the cardinal's wings

A light would shine on everything

We'd be golden

Fluorescent skies of palest skin

I survive by stealing time from pipedreams hidden deep

Behind my eyes

It's a curse, it's a curse that we share, as we drone on

We are fruitless, drained of life

I know, I know

That if I had the cardinal's wings

A light would shine and the dead would sing

And we'd be golden

The cardinal and I are the same

And we're running out of days

Flightless, born into a dying tree

I always hitch my name to the wrong star

But I prefer stars once they've fallen

I always hitch my name to the wrong star

But I prefer stars once they've fallen, fallen

Once they've fallen

Dissolving

Like daylight

I should be spinning planets on my fingertips, yeah

He should be miles high

I could be God, He'd be my heart and we'd be rid of all of this

Unforgiving, hopelessly we drift

I know, I know

That if I had the cardinal's wings

A light would shine on everything

And we'd be golden

The cardinal and I are the same

And we're running out of days

Flightless, born into a dying tree

I always hitch my name to the wrong star

But I prefer stars once they've fallen

I always hitch my name to the wrong star

But I prefer stars once they've fallen, fallen

Once they've fallen

Dissolving

Like daylight

Like daylight

Dissolve like daylight

Dissolve like daylight

Dissolve like daylight

Dissolve like daylight