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©katie griffin 2003

Message is clear
The message is clear
I heard you beg at the other end
Of the telephone, as I pretend not to hear
The message is clear
Swallow her tears
Swallow her tears
The quiet picture that she paints of me
In a long white dress beside the family tree
Swallow her tears, and drown her fears
Don't you worry when the yellow bird flys away
I know forever after seems so far away
Your beautiful eyes, you know they give you away
You're sad and confused, but I've got to say


Mom, I'll make you proud
Mom, I'll make you proud of me
Put a little bit of faith in what's meant to be
Put your faith in me


Promise you'll stay
She said, promise you'll stay
I pour her coffee, and she sips it slow,
She reads fairytales, and hopes that I don't go
Away, you're so far away
Don't you worry when the yellow bird flys away
I know forever after seems so far away
Your beautiful eyes, you know they give you away
You're sad and confused, but I've got to say,
She breathes through me
She breathes through me