Track 4 of the EP Cracked Four-Track, Leeds Flat · 2011
Pigeon Coop, Rooftop Dawn
by Moth Static
“A neighbour kept pigeons on the roof across the road, and watching them at dawn was the nicest part of my day. The synth is a borrowed toy keyboard.”
dream pop · bedroom pop · tape haze · 3:39
Lyrics
Up on the roof where the tar paper sighs A wooden coop holds a hundred sleepy eyes Wings folded in like letters in a drawer Nobody's flying, nobody keeps score The city below is a blur of low light The sky's only thinking of changing tonight Rest your wings, little ones, the dawn is slow Every road you know will still be there to go Coo softly in the dark, I'm keeping watch Rest your wings, little ones, and let the morning wait A boy with a blanket sits by the wire Counting the feathers, the breath, the quiet choir The water tank hums like a faraway sea And the whole sleeping skyline breathes slowly with me The city below is a blur of low light The sky's only thinking of changing tonight Rest your wings, little ones, the dawn is slow Every road you know will still be there to go Coo softly in the dark, I'm keeping watch Rest your wings, little ones, and let the morning wait Somewhere a window turns from blue to gold Somewhere a bell is thinking it is old But here on the roof it is still not yet Here we are warm and nothing to regret Rest your wings, little ones, the dawn is slow Every road you know will still be there to go Coo softly in the dark, I'm keeping watch Rest your wings, little ones, and let the morning wait Rest your wings The dawn is slow Rest your wings