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...