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Acid Bird Lyrics by Robyn Hitchcock

Black Snake Dîamonḑ Röle

1981

Sucking on a tap that never dries
Could you take it right between your eyes?
Bending blood, bending blood
The father stood, the father's hood
Black shadow on an acid bird that etched her way across a field
So long ago
Walking through the fields in summer heat
Look at all the creatures 'round your feet
Pumping blood, pumping blood
The mother's gaze, the mother gave
White ointment of an acid kiss that burned upon the lips she gave you
So long ago, so long ago
Fun in the sun, luck in the bloodstream
Shallow bodies writhing on the grass
Fun in the sun, hair in the slipstream
Tadpoles shooting through a hollow glass
Cutting out a silhouette in dreams
Everything is older than it seems
Son of blood, son of blood
The baby shakes, the baby snakes
That crawl across the acid rings that flicker from your corpuscles
One sunny day, one sunny day
Fun in the sun everyone knows it
They could be as mellow as the hay
Fun in the sun everyone blows it
They grow up and instantly turn grey
Black shadow of an acid bird that etched its way across a field
So long ago, so long ago
[Outro]
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Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock

About “Acid Bird” by Robyn Hitchcock

Read the complete lyrics to "Acid Bird" by Robyn Hitchcock from the album "Black Snake Dîamonḑ Röle" in 1981. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock.

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"Acid Bird" is credited to Robyn Hitchcock. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Acid Bird" appears on "Black Snake Dîamonḑ Röle" in 1981.

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