Hummingbirds from Hummingbirds by Richard Stuverud

HUMMINGBIRDS

I WAS IN A GARDEN IN TUCSON
POTTERY AND CRYSTALS WERE FOR SALE
LAST NIGHT'S EXPECTATIONS WERE DIMINISHED BY THE DAWN
SCENT OF AUTUMN SAGE AND ALOE VERA
HANGING LIKE REGRET ABOVE THE LAWN
SCARLET CHUPAROSA BLOOMING THERE
TINY DRONES WERE BUZZING ALL GOLD AND GREEN

(CHORUS)
HUMMINGBIRDS JUST LIKE US
BURNING ALL THAT ENERGY
HUMMINGBIRDS JUST LIKE US
BURN IT JUST TO STAY IN PLACE

I WAS STANDING ON FOUR CORNERS,
HEADS UTAH, TAILS NEW MEXICO
THINKING I MIGHT SPIN THE COMPASS ROUND ANOTHER TIME
THINKING THAT MIGHT TELL ME WHERE TO GO
SMELL THE PINES I LEFT IN COLORADO
REMINDING ME OF THINGS I CAN'T RECALL
MY WINGS STILL BUZZING LIKE AN OUTBOARD MOTOR IN THE AIR
I CAN'T STOP CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO FALL

(CHORUS REPEAT)

WELL, 70 BEATS PER SECOND FROM THE WINGS
1200 BEATS A MINUTE FROM MY HEART
TASTE A THOUSAND FLOWERS EVERY SINGLE DAY
30 MILES AN HOUR FROM THE START

LET'S RETRACE THE STEPS WE TOOK TODAY
LET'S TRY AND PUT A NAME TO THE FACE
MAYBE WE;LL REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS
SENT US LOOKING WHEN WE FOUND THIS PLACE

HUMMINGBIRDS JUST LIKE US,
BURNING ALL THAT ENERGY
HUMMINGBIRDS JUST LIKE US,
BURN IT JUST TO STAY IN PLACE
HUMMINGBIRDS, JUST LIKE US
BURN IT JUST TO STAY IN PLACE
HUMMINGBIRDS, JUST LIKE US
TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND
HUMMINGBIRDS, TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND

LET ME REST A MINUTE ON A LEAF
LET ME FEEL THE GENTLE BREEZE AT NIGHT

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