“I am a bird of paradise”
featuring the song ‘Bird of Paradise’
Bird of Paradise
I am a housewife, I talk to my kitchen wall.
I am a bedbound man afraid that I might fall.
Earn a decent salary but I work in a dead end job.
I’m what I can be but I keep my blinkers on.
I am a coal miner searching for black diamonds.
I am a pearl diver finding the oyster gems.
I am a bus driver, magical mystery tour.
I am a bird of paradise.
I’m a commuter caught in a daily rush.
I’m a beautiful woman stroked by an airbrush.
I’m a single parent, a living statistic.
I am a crumbling wall as strong as my weakest brick.
I am an explorer trekking the snow and ice.
I am a window cleaner cleaning the people’s eyes.
I’m an alien spaceship, a curiosity.
I am a bird of paradise.
I am a long lost son defined by a sense of greed.
I’m a teenager fighting to be free.
I’m an old woman in everybody’s eyes
In my escape route I’m a bird of paradise.
‘Pencaitland Flying Crows’ TTP0110
Words, Music and Photo by Sophie Bancroft
Photo Location: East Lothian, Scotland
©2014 32 Publishing
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- Pencaitland Flying Crows – TTP0110 – £4.00
- Multi-Pack 3 cards – £10.50
- Multi-Pack 6 cards – £20.00
- Multi-Pack 12 cards – £36.00
- This card with your own handwritten message – £4.50
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