From the recording The Thing Is
Written by Chantal Dube and Kevin Little
Produced by Kevin Little
Drums: Andrew Bissessar
Baritone Guitar: Darwin Demers
Piano and Organ: Craig Kennedy
Lyrics
Through broken wings and faded colours
Broken wings faded colours
And fallen petals
You said stay with me I love you
My heart was all a flutter
My emotions soared
With the wings your love brought
Oh how I loved the view
You hovered over me like a shadow
Mis-piloting my affections
Guiding me into your darkness
As you took scissors to my feathers
Through broken wings and faded colours
Broken wings faded colours
And fallen petals
You said stay with me I love you
I lived and loved vibrantly
I had an aura of colours
Bright yellows and dazzling reds
Brilliant purples and innocent whites
You had a different atmosphere
Filled with cutting blacks and shallow blues
You scratched at my radiance
Like time to an already old painting
Through broken wings and faded colours
Broken wings faded colours
And fallen petals
You said stay with me I love you
My spirit was warm
Like the sun’s rays in summer
My character was blooming
Opening up to myself for myself
Your wintery disposition
Cultivated my light
As your icy views silhouetted
My growth ‘til I began to wither
Through broken wings and faded colours
Broken wings faded colours
And fallen petals
You said stay with me I love you
You said stay with me
I love you
A silent reply followed
My evanescence through love
I’ll stay
I love you too