Mason Jennings - The mountain

I was waken late the other night There was a bird trapped in my heart I tried to open up and let it out Before it tore my chest apart I tossed and turned I prayed for it to stop I scratched my face and tore my sheets But I was way too late, my heart was gone And in its place these bird wings beat I was waken from a day to day dream There was a bird trapped in my mind I tried to open up and let it out But there was no use in trying And where I once had a head full of thoughts Of happiness and daily things There is only strange darkness now And in the darkness this bird sings I'm coming down the mountain I've been coming for some time I'm coming down the mountain And this whole dark valley is mine Oh ballerina where have you gone I've been dreaming of you Honey where have you gone Oh ballerina where have you gone I've been dreaming of you Since the day you were born