Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Wilco
Canonical path: /wilco/bird-without-a-tail-base-of-my-skull
Related lyric paths: 6
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Bird Without A Tail / Base Of My Skull
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Bird Without A Tail / Base Of My Skull
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There was a man with a double deed
Who sowed his garden full of seed
When the seed began to grow
Was like a garden full of snow
When the snow began to melt
Was like a ship without a belt
When the ship began to sail
Was like a bird without a tail
When the bird began to fly
Like an eagle in the sky
When the sky began to roar
Was like a lion at my door
When my door began to crack
Was like a stick across my back
When my back began to smart
Was like a penknife in my heart
When my heart began to bleed
Was death and death indeed
When my heart began to bleed
Was death and death indeed
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Wilco performs "Bird Without A Tail / Base Of My Skull", and this lyric page sits inside the Wilco catalog on LyroVerse.
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